Warsaw Stock Exchange Picks XTB As First Partner To Bring EU Retail Investors To Polish Stocks

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has launched a pilot with Polish broker XTB that gives the broker’s clients in other EU countries automatic access to instruments listed in Warsaw. The arrangement was announced on 6 November 2026, with XTB the first partner in a GPW programme to promote the Polish capital market to foreign retail investors.

How The Pilot Works

Until October 2026, only XTB’s Polish clients had automatic access to GPW-listed instruments. Clients in other countries, including France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Portugal, Romania and Spain, could trade Warsaw shares only after submitting a separate application. The first phase of the pilot covers clients in EU countries. XTB will in turn run information and promotional campaigns about the Polish market.

The GPW programme, set up by a management board resolution in July 2026 and running until 31 March 2027, offers participating brokers a reduced real-time market data fee for foreign retail investors in return for promoting the Warsaw market abroad.

“Chcemy wykorzystać ich międzynarodowy zasięg, aby zwiększać dostępność polskiego rynku wśród inwestorów spoza kraju.” - Michał Kobza, Management Board Member, Warsaw Stock Exchange

(LF translation: “We want to use their international reach to increase the accessibility of the Polish market among investors from outside the country.”)

“Rozszerzenie automatycznego dostępu do instrumentów notowanych na GPW ogranicza bariery operacyjne i ułatwia inwestorom z innych krajów uwzględnienie polskich spółek w ich decyzjach inwestycyjnych.” - Filip Kaczmarzyk, Management Board Member, XTB

(LF translation: “Extending automatic access to instruments listed on GPW reduces operational barriers and makes it easier for investors from other countries to include Polish companies in their investment decisions.”)

Strong Domestic Base

XTB holds 1.285 million of the more than 3 million Polish brokerage accounts recorded by central securities depository KDPW at the end of September 2026, and its app has more than 3.2 million users worldwide. The broker recently reported third-quarter net profit of PLN 213.7 million, and has been pushing its brand internationally with its biggest advertising campaign to date. XTB also runs B2B liquidity business XTB Institutional (@XOpenHub), rebranded from X Open Hub in June.

The Polish market has performed strongly this year, with the WIG20 index up more than 34% year to date.