Which Greek exchange traces its origins to an exchange founded in Athens in 1876?

The Athens Exchange traces its origins to an exchange founded in Athens in 1876.

The market began as the Athens Stock Exchange during a period when Greece was building formal financial institutions. Over time, it developed facilities for trading equities, bonds, and other securities and became Greece’s central organized securities market.

The modern exchange is linked to Hellenic Exchanges—also known as the ATHEX Group—which operates the Greek capital-market infrastructure. Its principal benchmark is the Athens Stock Exchange Composite Index, commonly called the ATHEX Composite.

The 1876 date refers to the exchange’s historical foundation, not the creation of the present corporate group. This distinction explains why sources may describe the institution as both the Athens Exchange and part of Hellenic Exchanges.