Videogame goodies are new frontier for Deutsche Boerse

World of Warcraft gaming booths are seen at the Gamescom 2015 fair in Cologne, Germany August 5, 2015. The Gamescom convention, Europe's largest video games trade fair, runs from August 5 to August 9. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Magic armour and virtual hats will soon join Siemens, Volkswagen and other blue chips in trading on the German stock market. 

Deutsche Boerse on Dec 1 announced plans for an innovative market in videogame items – weapons, artefacts and other performance-boosting add-ons in online gaming.