PRESS RELEASE

 

Exchanges and CCPs worldwide 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2023'

 

London, Wednesday 8 March, 2023 – The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is pleased to announce that a record 123 exchanges and central clearing counterparties (CCPs) will be involved in events this week for the annual 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' initiative.

This marks the ninth consecutive year of the initiative where exchanges and CCPs globally ring opening or closing bells to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 (Wednesday 8 March 2023), promote gender equality, highlight the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognize the contribution of women in building a better future for all. This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #EmbraceEquity.

At this time, the industry commends the World Federation of Exchanges’ 2023 Women Leaders, a distinguished global cohort, who are selected from every corner of the world each year as role models.

Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the WFE said: “Exchanges and CCPs celebrate the role of women in the workplace and look forward to even greater progress in the years ahead. By ringing the bell, public markets are giving voice and visibility to women everywhere.’’

The Ring the Bell events, both in-person and virtual, started on Wednesday 1 March and will last for two weeks.

The list of participating exchanges and CCPs is as below, with WFE members in bold:


Organisation

Type of Event

Opening or
Closing Bell

Date

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Amman Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Aquis Exchange

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX)

Physical

Opening Bell

02-Mar

Astana International Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

02-Mar

Athens Exchange Group

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Bahrain Bourse

Physical

Opening Bell

13-Mar

Baku Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

07-Mar

BEE4 S.A. Balcão Organizado de Empresas Emergentes

Hybrid

Other

22-Mar

Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

07-Mar

Belgrade Stock Exchange

Physical

Closing Bell

23-Mar

Bermuda Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

BME

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Bolsa Boliviana de Valores

Hybrid

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Bolsa Centroamericana de Valores, S.A.

Hybrid

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario

Physical

Opening Bell

15-Mar

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

TBC

TBC

08-Mar

Bolsa de Valores de El Salvador

Hybrid

Opening Bell

29-Mar

Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo S.A.

Hybrid

Opening Bell

6-10 March

Bolsa de Valores de Quito

Hybrid

Opening Bell

09-Mar

Bolsa de Valores Nacional S.A.

Physical

Opening Bell

TBC

Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Asunción S.A.

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA)

Hybrid

Opening Bell

07-Mar

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Bolsa Nacional de Valores de Costa Rica

Hybrid

Closing Bell

15-Mar

Bolsa y Mercados de Valores de la República Dominicana

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A. (BYMA)

Virtual

Opening Bell

10-Mar

Botswana Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Boursa Kuwait

Hybrid

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Bourse de Casablanca

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

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

Other

Other

08-Mar

Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières S.A. (BRVM)

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)

Physical

Opening Bell

06-Mar

Bucharest Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

09-Mar

Bulgarian Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

The Cape Town Stock Exchange

Virtual

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Cboe Australia

Physical

Other

08-Mar

Cboe Global Markets

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Central Asian Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

17-Mar

Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC

Other

Other

6-16 March

CME Group

Other

Other

08-Mar

Colombo Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

07-Mar

Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange Plc

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Deutsche Börse AG

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited

Virtual

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Dubai Financial Market

Virtual

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange

Other

Opening Bell

08-Mar

The Egyptian Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Euronext | Borsa Italiana

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Euronext | Oslo Børs

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Euronext Amsterdam

Physical

Opening and Closing

08-Mar

Euronext Brussels

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Euronext Dublin

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Euronext Lisbon

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Euronext Paris

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

FMDQ Group

Physical

Other

08-Mar

Georgian Stock Exchange

TBC

TBC

TBC

Ghana Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Hochiminh Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

TBC

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Indonesia Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Iraq Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Jamaica Stock Exchange

Physical

Other

08-Mar

Japan Exchange Group

Other

Other

08-Mar

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Physical

Other

10-Mar

Kazakhstan Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

06-Mar

Korea Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

10-Mar

Kyrgyz Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

07-Mar

Latin American Stock Exchange (Latinex)

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Lima Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Ljubljana Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

London Metal Exchange

Physical

Other

08-Mar

London Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Lusaka Securities Exchange

Physical

Other

10-Mar

Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Other

08-Mar

Macedonian Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Malta Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Matba Rofex S.A.

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

MIAX Exchange Group

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Mongolian Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

7 – 9 March

Moscow Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

02-Mar

Muscat Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Namibian Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nairobi Securities Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nasdaq

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nasdaq Copenhagen

Other

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nasdaq Helsinki

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nasdaq Iceland

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nasdaq Vilnius

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

National Stock Exchange of India Limited

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

NEO Exchange - a Cboe Global Markets Company

Virtual

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Nepal Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

31-Mar

New York Stock Exchange

Physical

Closing Bell

TBC

Nigerian Exchange Group

Hybrid

Closing Bell

08-Mar

NZX Limited

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Pakistan Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Palestine Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

13-Mar

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Qatar Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Rwanda Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

09-Mar

Santiago Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Saudi Tadawul Group

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Shanghai Stock Exchange

Physical

Other

08-Mar

Singapore Exchange Limited

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

SIX Group

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Somali Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

09-Mar

The Stock Exchange of Thailand

Physical

Opening Bell

09-Mar

Taipei Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Taiwan Futures Exchange

Virtual

Other

08-Mar

Taiwan Stock Exchange

Other

Other

6 - 7 or 8 March

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Limited

Physical

Opening Bell

TBC

TMX Group

Physical

Closing Bell

08-Mar

Tunis Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Uganda Securities Exchange

Hybrid

Closing Bell

10-Mar

Ulaanbaatar Securities Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

09-Mar

Warsaw Stock Exchange

Hybrid

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Wiener Börse AG

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Zagreb Stock Exchange

Physical

Opening Bell

08-Mar

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

Virtual

Opening Bell

08-Mar



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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 over 250 market infrastructure providers, 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. WFE’s 57 member CCPs collectively ensure that risk takers post some $1 trillion (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial margin and default fund requirements. WFE exchanges are home to 59,400 listed companies, and the market capitalization of these entities is over $122.94 trillion; around $162.04 trillion (EOB) in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end 2021).

The WFE is the definitive source for exchange-traded statistics and publishes over 350 market data indicators. Its free statistics database stretches back more than 40 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 policy makers and regulators in an open, collaborative way, reflecting the central, public role that exchanges and CCPs play in a globally integrated financial system.

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