Advances in technology and changes in European legislation (MiFID) have enabled us to create an alternative trading platform for Europe.

Our nine founding members, BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale and UBS have invested in Turquoise to give traders freedom to choose among liquidity venues.

Turquoise provides electronic execution services to buyers and sellers of pan-European equities, delivering differentiated value throughout the trading process. The Turquoise multi-lateral trading facility (MTF) operates uniformly across 15 European markets with a unique market model, a fully risk-managed clearing solution and efficient economics. The Turquoise MTF's integrated market combines dark and visible orders to increase execution and price improvement for small orders, whilst minimising information leakage and market impact for larger, institutional-size orders.

Turquoise membership spans the diverse community of trading desks active in Europe, from the largest banks and brokers to institutions with local, regional and sector focus, and specialist trading and market-making firms. Turquoise technology delivers high throughput and ultra-fast response times to the most demanding trading specifications in the world.

Innovative functionality, wide membership, and competitive pricing combine to make the Turquoise MTF a vital destination for natural liquidity and quality execution across Europe.

We are listening.

We provide a better place to trade by continually anticipating, responding and adapting to the changing needs of the market.

We're here to level the playing field, to ruffle some feathers, to blow away the cobwebs, to shake up the status quo and to make it possible to trade European shares efficiently.