
The present paper is focused on NewConnect that is a new market organized and operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange next to the main regulated market. On 30 August 2009 this new trading platform celebrated the second anniversary of its functioning. Because of short period of its operation, NewConnect still remains unknown and mysterious for both: potential issuers and investors as well as for many individuals interested in stock exchanges and capital markets. This common ignorance of NC Market operation is an essential obstacle to its development whereas NewConnect has the chance to become the significant part of Polish capital market. It is intended for young dynamic Polish and foreign entities as an alternative source of capital required for financing of small and very innovative companies and investments It gives them a chance to raise capital at a lower cost. On the other hand, investors gain great opportunity to become shareholders in a company with the prospects of success. The aim of this paper is to present basic information about NC Market, its rules, participants as well as to provide some statistics of NewConnect functioning from its beginning in August 2007 until the end of August 2009.
alternative trading system, NewConnect, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Authorized Adviser
alternative trading system, NewConnect, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Authorized Adviser
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