The stock exchange offers a full product range including equities, derivatives and fixed income instruments.

The stock exchange was privatized in 2001, and is, after the merger in 2007, 100% owned by Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA.

The ownership of Oslo Børs Holding was spread out between a large number of owners, the largest being DnB NOR (18%).

Oslo Børs is today an online market place where all trading is done through computer networks.

Trading starts at 09:00am and ends at 04:30pm local time (CET) on all days of the week except weekends and holidays declared by Oslo Børs in advance.

The purpose is to promote growth among smaller companies, and give them the benefits achieved by having shares traded on a regulated market.

Oslo Axess has a license from the Ministry of Finance to act as a regulated marketplace for trading in Norway .

Companies that meet the requirements for listing can much easier get access to capital through share issues.

Many investors only invest in securities listed on a stock exchange, because those papers are easier to sell.

OSEFX – The Oslo Børs Mutual Fund Index (Norwegian: Fondsindeks) has the same constituents as OSEBX but applies a weight capping to comply with UCITS.