PRESS RELEASE

Exchanges unite for the WFE’s Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 


London, 5 March 2026 – The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is pleased to announce the start of its 12th annual Ring the Bell (RTB) for Gender Equality campaign. This initiative brings together more than 110 exchanges and CCPs worldwide as they highlight the importance of advancing gender equality in financial markets around International Women’s Day.  

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Give to Gain”, alongside the UN Women theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL women and girls”. 

Over the coming week participating exchanges and clearing houses will host bell-ringing ceremonies, events and workshops to celebrate and support women’s involvement in public markets, details of which can be found on the WFE RTB for Gender Equality website.  

This month the WFE also published its 2026 WFE Women Leaders List and a special edition of Focus Magazine dedicated to this year’s honourees. The WFE Women Leaders list celebrates the impressive women within our membership that demonstrate leadership and serve as an inspiration to their peers and colleagues. 

Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges, commented, “In honour of International Women’s Day, Exchanges and CCPs are highlighting the importance of fostering inclusive financial markets. Our members are leading the industry in empowering women to invest and trade in safe and trusted environments, enabling them to finance their futures.” 

The WFE partners with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Global Compact and UN Women in this initiative. The full list of participating exchanges and CCPs is copied below: 

  • A3 Mercados S.A. 

  • Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group 

  • Amman Stock Exchange 

  • Armenia Stock Exchange 

  • Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) 

  • Australian Securities Exchange 

  • B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão 

  • Bahrain Bourse 

  • Baku Stock Exchange 

  • Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange 

  • Belgrade Stock Exchange 

  • Bermuda Stock Exchange 

  • BIVA - Bolsa Institucional de Valores 

  • BME - Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (a SIX company) 

  • BODIVA 

  • Bolsa Boliviana de Valores S.A. 

  • Bolsa Centroamericana de Valores, S.A. 

  • Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario 

  • Bolsa de Santiago 

  • Bolsa de Valores de Asunción 

  • Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde 

  • Bolsa de Valores de Caracas 

  • Bolsa de Valores de Colombia 

  • Bolsa de Valores de El Salvador 

  • Bolsa de Valores de la República Dominicana 

  • Bolsa de Valores de Lima 

  • Bolsa de Valores de Quito BVQ Sociedad Anónima 

  • Bolsa de Valores Nacional, S.A. 

  • Bolsa Latinoamericana de Valores (Latinex) 

  • Bolsa Mexicana de Valores 

  • Bolsa Nacional de Valores 

  • Botswana Stock Exchange 

  • Bourse de Casablanca 

  • Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale (BVMAC) 

  • Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières S.A. 

  • BSE Ltd 

  • Bulgarian Stock Exchange 

  • BYMA - Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos 

  • Cambodia Securities Exchange 

  • Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) 

  • Cboe Australia 

  • Cboe Global Markets 

  • Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC 

  • CME Group 

  • Colombo Stock Exchange 

  • Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange PLC 

  • Deutsche Börse 

  • Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. 

  • DTCC 

  • EEX Group 

  • Euronext Amsterdam 

  • Euronext Borsa Italiana 

  • Euronext Brussels 

  • Euronext Dublin 

  • Euronext Lisbon 

  • Euronext Oslo Bors 

  • Euronext Paris 

  • FMDQ Group PLC 

  • Ghana Stock Exchange 

  • Hochiminh Stock Exchange 

  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing 

  • Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 

  • Jamaica Stock Exchange 

  • Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 

  • Johannesburg Stock Exchange 

  • Kazakhstan Stock Exchange JSC (KASE) 

  • Korea Exchange 

  • Kyrgyz Stock Exchange 

  • Ljubljana Stock Exchange 

  • London Metal Exchange 

  • Luxembourg Stock Exchange 

  • Macedonian Stock Exchange 

  • Mongolian Stock Exchange JSC 

  • Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited 

  • Muscat Stock Exchange 

  • Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc 

  • Namibia Securities Exchange 

  • Nasdaq Copenhagen 

  • Nasdaq Helsinki 

  • Nasdaq Iceland 

  • Nasdaq Stockholm 

  • Nasdaq Vilnius 

  • National Stock Exchange of Australia 

  • National Stock Exchange of India Limited 

  • Nepal Stock Exchange Limited 

  • New York Stock Exchange 

  • Nigerian Exchange Group 

  • Nodal Exchange 

  • nuam exchange 

  • NZX Limited 

  • Options Clearing Corporation 

  • Pakistan Stock Exchange 

  • Palestine Exchange 

  • PNGX Markets Limited 

  • Rwanda Stock Exchange 

  • SGX Group 

  • Shanghai Stock Exchange 

  • SIX Swiss Exchange 

  • Somali Stock Exchange 

  • South Pacific Stock Exchange Fiji 

  • Taipei Exchange 

  • Taiwan Futures Exchange 

  • Taiwan Stock Exchange 

  • The Egyptian Exchange 

  • The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. 

  • The Stock Exchange of Thailand 

  • The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Limited 

  • TMX Group Limited 

  • Tunis Stock Exchange 

  • Uganda Securities Exchange 

  • Warsaw Stock Exchange 

  • Wiener Börse AG 

  • Zagreb Stock Exchange 


For more information, please contact:

Oonagh Shiel

Communications Manager

[email protected]


About the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE):

Established in 1961, the WFE is the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses. Headquartered in London, it represents the providers of over 250 pieces of market infrastructure, including standalone CCPs that are not part of exchange groups. Of our members, 37% are in Asia Pacific, 43% in EMEA and 20% in the Americas region. The WFE’s 87 member CCPs and clearing services collectively ensure that risk takers post some USD 1.1 trillion (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial margin and default fund requirements. The exchanges covered by WFE data are home to over 49,054 listed companies, and the market capitalization of these entities is over USD116.58tr; around USD155tr in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end-2024). 

The WFE is the definitive source for exchange-traded statistics and publishes over 350 market data indicators. Its free statistics database stretches back 50 years and provides information and insight into developments on global exchanges. The WFE works with standard-setters, policy makers, regulators and government organisations around the world to support and promote the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets. The WFE shares regulatory authorities’ goals of ensuring the safety and soundness of the global financial system. 

With extensive experience of developing and enforcing high standards of conduct, the WFE and its members support an orderly, secure, fair and transparent environment for investors; for companies that raise capital; and for all who deal with financial risk. We seek outcomes that maximise the common good, consumer confidence and economic growth. And we engage with policymakers and regulators in an open, collaborative way, reflecting the central, public role that exchanges and CCPs play in a globally integrated financial system. If you have any further questions, or wish to follow-up on our contribution, the WFE remains at your disposal. [1] 

Website: www.world-exchanges.org

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For more information, please contact:

Oonagh Shiel
Manager, Communications
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheWFE