Euronext Definition
Euronext N.V. is a European stock exchange with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In addition to equity and derivatives markets, the Euronext group provides clearing and information services.
Euronext was formed on September 22, 2000 in a merger of the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris, in order to take advantage of the harmonization of the European Union financial markets. In 2002 the group acquired LIFFE (the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange) and the Portuguese exchange BLVP (Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa e Porto).