The cradle of Baader Bank AG is at the Munich Stock Exchange, where on July 1, 1983, its founder Uto Baader began his career as a stock trader, managing the trading of three North American stocks.As a market maker at the stock exchange locations in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Baader Bank manages the trading of approximately 800,000 financial instruments, making it the leading specialist in securities trading in Germany. Additionally, Baader Bank is an innovative partner for neobrokers, online asset managers, fintechs, and banks in the areas of account and custody management as well as securities trading and crypto trading.The institute today supports medium-sized companies from the German-speaking region in capital measures, IPOs, and the issuance of bonds. In its role as a corporate broker, Baader Bank acts as a designated sponsor and market maker. In addition, the institute produces equity research focusing on the DACH region. The company, which Uto Baader founded in 1983 with his wife, has now become a fully owned institution with a full banking license and around 550 employees.