THE HAMBURG INSURANCE EXCHANGE
Cradle of Hamburg's Insurance Business
By prior arrangement we are pleased to take visitors' groups on a tour of Hamburg's bustling forum of trade information. Tours last approximately 45 minutes and focus on the historic development of the Hamburg Exchange as part of the city's general history. The sole object reminiscent of floor trading - discontinued on January 1, 2003 - is the quotation board. Official brokers continue to trade from their offices in Exchange Hall 1, using computers and telephone for their business transactions. However, brokers from the Insurance Exchange continue to meet weekdays at 1:30 P.M. as do the Allgemeine Börse (general trade exchange) brokers the same time on Thursdays, dates worth keeping in mind for tour schedules. In addition, the tour imparts interesting facts and figures on the other individual Exchange institutions as well as the 11 information exchanges which are an integral part of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.
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