About Us
The new Exchange
A Brazilian company with global borders
The activities of BOVESPA - the Brazilian stock exchange - and of BM&F - the futures and commodities exchange - have been combined into BM&FBOVESPA – Stock, Mercantile & Futures Exchange to give rise to a Brazilian equities, futures and commodities exchange, the third largest exchange worldwide and the leading Latin American exchange.
By combining their market operator activities into BM&FBOVESPA, the two companies have put together an efficient structure to heighten prospects for growth and profitability.
BM&FBOVESPA combines highly efficient, complementary activities, and the strengths of BOVESPA, as the operator of the equities and equity derivatives markets, and of BM&F, as the operator of financial and commodity futures markets. BM&FBOVESPA will use these resources and strengths to build up its capacities and scale up its services efficiently, and to develop and effectively market new products designed for the public capital markets and new market data and information services, in addition to offering integrated clearing and settlement solutions for a wider customer base.
Our new exchange will be better positioned to operate as a regional exchange, given the prospects for growth and the macroeconomic dynamics of the Latin American markets, as well as to strengthen the role of Brazil as a Latin American liquidity center and center of excellence in which to trade in equities, derivatives, and in financial and commodity futures.
BM&FBOVESPA additionally offers:
- A fully integrated business model comprising the entire chain of trading, including clearing and settlement activities under responsibility of our equities and securities, derivatives and foreign exchange clearinghouses and a settlement bank, as well as a full service CSD (central securities depository);
- Banco BM&F Bovespa S.A., our settlement bank, is an important part of our vertically integrated business model, which operates to ensure the agility and security of trade settlement activities;
- A complete array of financial products for trading in equity and commodity-based derivatives, as well as structured transactions and financial products for trading on OTC markets and on cash markets;
- Fully integrated yet hybrid trading systems and platforms that encompass floor, electronic and web-based trading (through either our Web Trading or Home Broker systems);
- Special listing segments for the trading of stocks and other securities, including the well recognized Novo Mercado segment;
- Gains in scale, which generate value for shareholders and the market;
- New trading opportunities through the development of new products designed for the public capital markets and the ability to better take advantage of our systems and platforms for trading in multiple classes of securities and other financial assets;
- A highly developed corporate social responsibility model oriented towards social inclusion and environmental achievements;
- Pioneering initiatives in terms of programs to educate people about the capital markets and encourage current and potential investors, as well as other education, sports and cultural programs.