Member Exchanges

BM&FBOVESPA S.A.

www.bmfbovespa.com.br

Tel: 55 11 2565 4000

Fax: 55 11 3107 9911

 

Representatives

Chairman: Mr. Arminio Fraga Neto

Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Edemir Pinto

 

  • * - Half trading day (Short trading day)   |
  • ** - To replace a public holiday that falls on a Sunday   |
  • *** - Close early   |
  • **** - Will close at 1.00pm
  • ο - Subject to the appearence of the moon   |
  • - Subject to change   |
  • (I) - Weekends in Iran : Every Thursday & Friday
  • (II) - Weekends in Israel : Every Friday & Saturday   |
  • (III) - In Malaysia, Saturday & Sunday are non-trading days

Types of Securities TradedName of Trading Systems (cash and derivatives)Trading Hours

Equities :

Stocks , Brazilian Depository Receipts(BDRs), ETFs         

Equities :
MEGABOLSA (NSC Trading System)
Equities :
Regular time (GMT - 03:00) :
from 10:00 to 17:00 (as of March 15)
During daylight saving time
(GMT - 02:00) :
 11:00 to 18:00 (until March 12)

Derivatives :

Exchange Financial Derivatives : Futures and Options (Stock index, Interest rate, Exchange rate, Interest rate X price index, Price index, Sovereign debt Bond, Structured products;

Exchange Commodity Derivatives : Futures and options (Arabica coffee, Conilon coffe, Sugar, Ethanol, Cotton, Corn, Soybean, Live cattle, Feeder cattle);

OTC Derivatives : Swaps, Flexible options, Metals.  

Derivatives : GTS (Global Trading System)
 
Derivatives :
Regular time (GMT - 03:00) :
from 10:00 to 17:00 -
During daylight saving time
(GMT - 02:00) :
 11:00 to 18:00
Fixed Income :
Governùment bonds, Debentures, Commercial papers, Promissory notes, Certificates of deposit, Asset-backed securities and Mortage backed securities.
Fixed Income / Corporate Bonds :
BOVESPA FIX / SIOPEL Trading System)

Fixed Income / Corporate Bonds :

10:00-17:00
During daylight saving time
(GMT - 02:00) :
 11:00 to 18:00

Supervisory Body

Equity and Derivatives :
CVM - Comissão de Valores Mobiliarios (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission)

Clearinghouses : Brazilian Central Bank

Name of Clearing & Settlement Organization

BM&FBOVESPA run 4 Clearinghouses : Derivatives, FX, Securities and Equities

Settlement Cycle

1-Net settlement
- Equity - Cash : T+3
- Equity - Derivatives : T+1

Derivatives : most part of the contracts T + 1

Name of Central Securities Depository

Equity and Derivatives:
CBLC - Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation

Commissions on Transactions levied by Exchange

See Circular Letter 070/2008-DP and Circular Letter 076/2008-DP on the website :

www.bmfbovespa.com.br

Taxes on Dividends, Interests

Taxes on Dividends :

Interest : 15%

Share ownership thresholds (%)

Short selling : Yes
Short selling conditions (if any)