SIX had an exceptional year in 2015, culminating in a record profit. The income from the sale of the shares in the joint ventures STOXX and Indexium boosted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by CHF 464.3 million to CHF 762.9 million and net profit by 188.7% to CHF 713.7 million. Adjusted for the contribution to earnings by STOXX and Indexium in 2014 and 2015, EBIT increased by 7.8% to CHF 286.1 million, and the EBIT margin climbed from 14.8% to 15.8% The turbulence on the markets unleashed by the removal of the EUR/CHF floor impacted business operations in different ways: while Swiss Exchange and Securities Services benefited from the rise in volumes, the strong Swiss franc had an adverse effect on operating income in the business areas Financial Information and Payment Services. Operating income increased by 0.5% overall, and the business grew by 5.6% on a currency-adjusted basis.
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