KDPW
KDPW, for Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A. (lit. 'National Securities Depository'), is a Polish financial market infrastructure that operates a central counterparty clearing house branded KDPW_CCP, a central securities depository, and a trade repository.
Overview
[edit]KDPW had originally operated as a department of the Polish Stock Exchange from 1991, then became a joint-stock company in November 1994. Since then, it has been owned by three shareholders, each of which holds one-third of KDPW's equity capital: the Polish Ministry of Treasury, the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and the National Bank of Poland.[1]
KDPW holds securities in uncertificated (dematerialized) form. It participates in the Association of National Numbering Agencies and in the European Central Securities Depositories Association.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Central Securities Depository of Poland (KDPW)" (PDF). European Central Securities Depositories Association. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Membership of international market organisations". KDPW. Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-01-09.