Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (BCBA) (Spanish: Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires), founded on July 10, 1854, is the largest stock exchange and the main business and financial center in the Argentine Republic. It trades shares of major foreign and domestic multinationals, bonds, foreign currencies, and futures contracts.
| Buenos Aires Stock Exchange | |
|---|---|
Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires | |
| Type | Stock Exchange |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°36′23.87″S 58°22′12.35″W / 34.6066306°S 58.3700972°W[1] |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Key people | Adelmo J.J. Gabbi, President[2] |
| Currency | Argentine Peso |
| MarketCap | USD $140.0 Billion (2018) |
| Indexes | MERVAL |
| Website | labolsa.com.ar |
It is a non-profit civil association, run by representatives of different business sectors, regulated by Law No. 17,811, and supervised by the National Securities Commission. It has a General Arbitration Court, created in 1963, to arbitrate and mediate disputes between participants in the Stock Exchange.[3]
Companies wishing to list their shares on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange must submit quarterly financial statements and all relevant information. In 1999, 134 companies were listed on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. The BCBA may suspend trading in securities when it deems it necessary to control or prevent abnormal price fluctuations.
References
- ↑ "Bolsa de Comercio". Structurae - International Database and Gallery of Structures. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Autoridades - Mesa directiva". BCBA - Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (in Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Autoridades". BCBA - Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires (in Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2023.