What is the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV)?

The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) is the country's only full-service securities exchange and is Latin America's second-largest stock exchange. The exchange lists securities in cash equities, derivatives, and fixed-income products. BMV itself became a public company after it conducted the country's first IPO in 2008.

When did the BMV become a stock exchange?

The BMV is presently the second-largest stock exchange in Latin America (after Brazil) in terms of market capitalization of listed companies. The BMV's trading system became fully electronic in 1999. Other milestones were the first listing of a foreign company (Citigroup) in 2001.

When did BMV become a public company?

BMV itself became a public company following an IPO in 2008, after which it was listed on its own stock exchange. The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) is the country's only full-service securities exchange and is Latin America's second-largest stock exchange. The exchange lists securities in cash equities, derivatives, and fixed-income products.