BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY

Frankfurt's Financial Scorecard


                             FRANKFURT           LONDON           PARIS

STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET
CAPITALIZATION              $1.2 trillion       $2.6 trillion    $1.1 trillion

NUMBER OF FINANCIAL          70,000              133,000*         100,000
SERVICE WORKERS

MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF    $59 billion         $10.6 billion*   $5.9 billion
EXCHANGES FOR STARTUP
COMPANIES 

DERIVATIVES TRADING          213 million**       74.7 million     109.8 million
(number of contracts
to July 1999)


*London City only
**Eurex joint venture with the Swiss Exchange

DATA: STOCK EXCHANGES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES


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