OREANDA-NEWS. September 25, 2012. BM&FBOVESPA obtained a record 1,500,477 trades on the stock market (BOVESPA segment) on September 14. The previous record was 1,319,559 trades, on September 13.

On September 14, BM&FBOVESPA also obtained a record 13,810 trades with the index fund BOVA11 ETF, which tracks the performance of Ibovespa. The previous record was 11,767 trades, on May 18, 2012.

BM&FBOVESPA, in full, Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias & Futuros de Sao Paulo) is a stock exchange located at Sao Paulo, Brazil. As of December 31, 2011 it had a market capitalization of USD 1.22 Trillion, making it in the 8th largest stock exchange in the world. On May 8, 2008, the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F) merged, creating BM&FBOVESPA. The benchmark indicator of BM&FBOVESPA is the Нndice Bovespa. There were 381 companies traded at Bovespa as of April 30, 2008. BM&FBOVESPA has offices in New York, Shanghai and London.