

In Europe, there are two ways of accessing the capital market: the EU-regulated markets and markets that are regulated by the stock exchanges themselves (regulated unofficial markets). On the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, companies that are listed in the Official Market or the Regulated Market (EU-regulated markets) are admitted to the General Standard or to the Prime Standard, a segment with even higher transparency requirements. Companies that trade on the regulated unofficial market (Open Market) may be admitted to the Entry Standard segment if they meet additional transparency requirements.
| Two ways to access the capital markets | EU regulated market | Regulated unofficial market |
| Three statutory market segments | Official Market | Open Market |
| Three transparenct levels | Prime and General Standard | Entry Standard |



