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IQM Quantum Computers Plc won approval to list on Nasdaq Helsinki, with 262.5 million shares starting trade July 3 under the ticker IQMX, giving European investors a direct public market vehicle for quantum computing exposure.
"The market-making arrangement is intended to increase the share's liquidity and reduce price volatility, thereby facilitating trading, particularly for retail investors," IQM said in a stock exchange release.
Nasdaq Helsinki approved the listing of 262,462,360 shares. IQM signed a market-making agreement with Lago Kapital Oy under the exchange's Liquidity Providing scheme, with a maximum bid-offer spread of 4 percent and quotes covering at least EUR 3,000 per order. Lago will provide continuous quotes on at least 85 percent of trading sessions. The Financial Supervisory Authority approved IQM's English-language listing prospectus on July 1, a day before the exchange gave its final nod.
The listing creates a European-listed pure-play quantum computing stock at a time when governments and enterprises are accelerating investment in the technology. IQM, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, has deployed full-stack superconducting quantum systems across Europe, Asia and North America and employs more than 400 people globally, with major operations in Munich, Germany.
Liquidity structure supports dual-market trading
The market-making agreement runs for an initial fixed term of three months and continues thereafter subject to a one-month notice period. The arrangement supports efficient price alignment between IQM shares on Nasdaq Helsinki and American Depositary Shares listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market in the United States, the company said. This dual-market structure allows investors to trade IQM across European and US time zones while maintaining price continuity.
IQM delivers full-stack quantum systems and cloud platform access to enterprises, research institutions, high-performance computing centers and national laboratories. Its open and modular architecture allows customers to own and integrate quantum systems directly into their workflows. The company has one of the industry's strongest track records in deployed quantum systems, according to its own disclosures.
The listing comes as quantum computing stocks attract increased investor attention globally, with governments in the European Union, United States and Asia committing billions of dollars to quantum research and development. IQM joins a small group of publicly traded quantum computing companies, offering European institutional and retail investors direct access to the sector without the currency exposure of US-listed alternatives. The company's prospectus is available on its investor relations website.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
