The Brazil stock exchange, known as BM&F Bovespa, is located in the city center of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is the third largest stock exchange in the world by market value with over 500 companies traded on the exchange.
The BM&F Bovespa is a Brazilian-owned company that was formed in 2008 from the merger of the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F), creating the world’s third largest stock exchange.
About the Brazil Stock Exchange
The Brazilian stock exchange has been around for over 100 years, when it was established in 1890 and was known as the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo Stock Exchange). During this time there were other stock exchanges in Brazil, such as the Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange).
Until the mid-1960s, Bovespa and the other Brazilian stock markets were state-owned companies, tied with the Secretary of Finances of the states they belonged to, and brokers were appointed by the government. During this time there were 27 stock exchanges around Brazil.
After the reforms of the national financial system and the stock market implemented in 1965 and 1966, Brazilian stock markets assumed a more institutional role, becoming non-profit civil associations, with administrative, financial and property.
In 2000, the stock exchanges of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (BVRJ) and also nine other Brazilian stock exchanges in other cities of Brazil were intergrated and linked together. Since then, shares of listed companies in Brazil and corporate bonds are traded on the Bovespa, while BVRJ is in charge of the electronic market for government bonds, and the other Brazilian stock exchanges maintain the activities of market development.
In 2007, the Exchange demutualized and become a for-profit company. The following year, in 2008, Bovespa Holding announced the merger of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F), creating the world’s third largest stock exchange.
Today, there are over 500 companies traded on the Bovespa. The Brazil Stock Exchange is a self-regulatory entity that operates under the supervision of the Brazilian Securities Commission, known as CVM.
Brazil’s Stock Market Index
Just like the Dow Jones Industrial Average index of the stock exchange in the United States, the main index of the Brazil stock market is the Indice Bovespa (Bovespa Index) or known as IBOVESPA. The IBOVESPA is an index of about 50 stocks and is the main indicator of the Brazilian stock market’s average performance.
Trading Hours
The exchange operates Monday-Friday, with a pre-market session from 09:45am to 10:00am, a normal trading session from 10:00am to 5:00pm and a post-market session from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Visiting The Brazil Stock Exchange
You can visit the BM&F Bovespa, where they offer free guided tours at the exchange to anyone interested in knowing the workings of the Brazil Stock Market and to understand how the stock market works. According to Bovespa website they receive around 120,000 visits per year.
Visitors can watch 3-D institutional videos, lectures and simulations of trades carried out by a brokerage, in addition to learning about the history of the Exchange. They also offer tours in English in a special Visiting Program for Foreign Students Groups. If interested in visiting the exchange, you can email them at visite@bvmf.com.br
The exchange also has Memory Center, which shows an exhibition of the history of the Brazilian stock exchange featuring a collection of more than 18,000 photographs, 200,000 digital photographs, and 600 videotapes. There is also a Cultural Space, which provides visitors with the opportunity of enjoying works of art by renowned Brazilian and foreign artists and exhibitions of historic value.
Also, the Bovespa offer various educational courses in the Brazil stock exchange that are free for beginners. Some of the beginner courses are: personal finance, basics of the stock market and how to invest in stocks. They also offer more advanced courses on the stock market such as trading stocks and commodities, these more advanced courses require a fee to take.
Getting There
Metro subway: Se or Sao Bento metro station at Line 1 – Blue
Location
BM&F Bovespa Bolsa de Valores (BM&F Bovespa Brazil Stock Exchange)
R. Quinze de Novembro, 275
Se, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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How can we schedule a visit to see bovespa. We’ll be in SP July 26.