- CEO
- Jorge Pio Alegria Formoso
- Full Time Employees
- 542
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
- Address
- Paseo de la Reforma No. 255 Mexico City DF Mexico 06500
- IPO Date
- Feb 7, 2012
- Business
- Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV) operates as Mexico's principal stock exchange and a fully integrated exchange group, facilitating trading in cash equities, listed derivatives, and over-the-counter markets across multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income securities, and exchange-traded funds; it provides custody, clearing, settlement, counterparty services, brokerage facilitation, data products, and information technology solutions to local and international financial participants. Founded in 1894 through the merger of earlier stock trading entities and formally incorporated in 1933 with subsequent consolidations in 1975, BMV maintains headquarters in Mexico City at Paseo de la Reforma No. 255 and serves as the second-largest stock exchange in Latin America with a market capitalization exceeding US$530 billion. The company conducts operations primarily in Mexico while supporting cross-border access through international listings, global equity trading, and alliances that extend to foreign investors and markets.
BMV structures its activities across key segments encompassing the stock exchange platform for equity and debt instruments; derivatives exchange via subsidiary Mercado Mexicano de Derivados, S.A. de C.V. (MexDer) for futures and options on indices, currencies, and commodities; clearing and settlement through Contraparte Central de Valores de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (CCV) and Asigna; custody services; debt securities trading via systems like BMV-SENTRA; and ancillary offerings including news services, IT infrastructure, and valuation references through entities such as SIF ICAP, S.A. de C.V. and Valuacion Operativa y Referencias de Mercado, S.A. de C.V. (Valmer). It targets issuers, institutional investors, retail participants, brokerage firms, and global counterparties, enabling public offerings, secondary market liquidity, and secure post-trade processing under oversight of Mexico's National Banking and Securities Commission.
In recent developments, BMV partners with Nasdaq to modernize its post-trade technology infrastructure, including derivatives platforms and data capabilities, with deployment targeted for completion by end-2026 and elevated capital expenditures exceeding US$250-300 million in 2025-2026 to support enhanced efficiency, cybersecurity, and scalability. The group advances new product launches such as exchange-traded options on major U.S. stocks including Amazon and Apple by late 2025, alongside futures and options on the S&P/BMV IPC index via collaboration with CME Group; it anticipates revenue growth from expanded central counterparty services in repo markets starting 2027 and reports a 4% year-over-year revenue increase to 1.1 billion pesos in Q3 2025 driven by information services and custody activities. Additionally, BMV streamlines listing processes to attract mid-sized IPOs like Aeromexico's return and Essentia Energy Systems debut before year-end 2025, while pursuing data monetization and electronic bond trading expansions amid a pipeline of equity transactions.