The Trading Surveillance Office is an independent supervisory body of the exchange and monitors the markets. The TSO supervises price fixing and the proper conduct of floor trading as well as electronic trading via Xetra® and Eurex®. The TSO analyzes irregularities and notifies the supervisory bodies and the management boards of the exchanges. The TSO also informs BaFin on cases which involve the competencies of this supervisory authority.

Regarding questions on the execution in floor trading on Eurex or Xetra, deutsche-boerse-cash-market.com offers information on the trading surveillance. Should you suspect irregularities in quotations and exchange trading, please contact the Trading Surveillance Office.

The Exchange Supervisory Authorities are responsible at the state level. The Exchange Supervisory Authority of the state Hesse is incorporated in the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Regional Development. Inter alia, the area of competencies of this authority comprise pricing processes, the supervision of the proper conduct of trading as well as the investigation of violations of the Exchange Act. The authority assesses the irregularities reported by the TSO and may however also directly supervise the markets. Besides the Disciplinary Committee and the management boards of the exchanges, the Exchange Supervisory Authority may also impose sanctions on market participants. Over and above this, the authority approves the rules and regulations of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as well as Eurex.

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (henceforth referred to as ‘BaFin’) is responsible for the investigation in cases of suspected insider trading and market manipulation at the federal level. Moreover, BaFin investigates potential violations of publication requirements.