GPW confirms WATS rollout: what it means for GPW stock
Published on 10/18/2026 at 13:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSPlatform scale and reporting date
- GPW WATS processed 1.02 million transactions in four sessions by October 9, 2026.
- The new platform is designed for 40,000 operations per second and up to 300 million operations per session.
- GPW had a market capitalization of PLN 4.5 billion as of October 16, 2026.
GPW (ISIN PLGPW0000017) confirmed the rollout of its WATS trading platform after 1.02 million transactions in four sessions. According to the Warsaw Stock Exchange on October 9, 2026, the new system also handled 74.4 million orders and PLN 9.4 billion in Main Market turnover. For GPW stock, the platform is now the clearest operating test of the exchange operator's technology strategy.
Three steps to WATS
On October 2, 2026, GPW retired the UTP system after 13 years, 5 months and 17 days of production use. On October 5, 2026, WATS began handling live trading and replaced UTP as the exchange's core transaction platform. On October 9, 2026, GPW reported 1.02 million transactions, 74.4 million orders and PLN 9.4 billion in turnover across the first four sessions.
What does WATS mean for capacity?
The new platform is designed to handle 40,000 operations per second and up to 300 million operations during a session, with a path to 1 billion operations per day without an architecture change, according to the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The first four days produced PLN 9.4 billion in turnover against a daily average of PLN 2.5 billion from January through September 2026. The comparison matters because the rollout coincided with elevated activity, yet the exchange reported zero unplanned interruptions.
Trigon reported on October 12, 2026 that WATS had replaced UTP and processed the same 1.02 million transactions and PLN 9.4 billion turnover during the opening sessions. Its account also highlighted changes to order submission, price limits, trading hours and the closing auction.
When are the next results due?
GPW's next earnings report is scheduled for November 16, 2026, according to TradingView. That date gives investors the next formal checkpoint for judging whether the technology investment is translating into financial performance.
Scale now meets valuation
GPW had a market capitalization of PLN 4.5 billion as of October 16, 2026. The exchange operator's next test is therefore operational and financial: WATS must sustain its early stability while supporting higher capacity and future market activity. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of GPW stock.
GPW stock key facts
- Company: Warsaw Stock Exchange S.A.
- ISIN: PLGPW0000017
- Ticker: GPW
- Primary exchange: Warsaw Stock Exchange
- Market capitalization: PLN 4.5 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: PLN 54.90-109.00 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Financial Services / Financial - Data and Stock Exchanges
Market context: Market report WIG 20.
