B3 – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão is the Brazilian stock exchange, one of the main financial market infrastructure companies in the world, organizing and enabling trading, post-trading, registration, vehicle and real estate financing, and data & technology services.
Result of the combination of BM&FBOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (“BM&FBOVESPA”) and Cetip S.A. – Mercados Organizados (“Cetip”), B3 has a diversified portfolio of products and services. We connect, develop and enable the markets in which we operate, always with a view to corporate governance, managing risks and returning value to shareholders.
The vertically integrated business model and the diversification of service offerings in different markets and products enable the Company to operate in all stages of the service chain that a business conducted on the stock exchange goes through (trading, clearing, settlement, and centralized deposit). Similarly, B3 offers complete solutions for the registration of over-the-counter transactions involving fixed income instruments and derivatives, as well as infrastructure for activities related to vehicle and real estate financing operations.
- Listed Market: We offer system and service solutions for the equity, equity derivatives, interest rate, currency, and commodity markets. B3 also operates as a central counterparty guarantor in its markets, in addition to the central depository service, making B3 a vertically integrated company.
- OTC Market: we provide infrastructure for the registration of financial instruments by banks and customized derivatives, as well as for the registration and deposit of corporate debt securities. For the vehicle and real estate financing chain, we offer products and services that speed up the credit analysis and approval process in the national territory.
- Infrastructure for financing: B3 offers and manages an integrated electronic system for financial agents to input financial restrictions related to vehicle financing operations and the custody of this information. Additionally, other services are offered for the vehicle financing market, as well as an electronic platform for the real estate credit market with property appraisal services, contract and guarantee registration with real estate registries. Finally, the Company offers the electronic registration service for insurance policies.
- Technology, Data, and Services: Our Technology, Data and Services segment relies on the robust data generation of our business, offering analysis and data products to the market, among other services. In line with the Company’s strategy to diversify its revenues and expand to the adjacencies of its business, in Dec/21 was completed the acquisition of Neoway, reinforcing our data product development capability.
Last updated on August 20, 2024