B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão is Brazil’s primary financial market infrastructure company and the operator of the country’s main exchange. Headquartered in São Paulo, B3 provides the trading, clearing, settlement, registration and custody infrastructure used by participants in Brazil’s capital and financial markets.
The company supports markets for equities, equity derivatives, interest-rate and currency derivatives, government and corporate fixed-income securities, exchange-traded funds and other investment products. It also offers services involving securities registration, collateral management, financing, market data, indexes, technology and post-trade processing.
B3 was formed in 2017 through the combination of BM&FBovespa and Cetip, bringing together exchange-traded markets and over-the-counter financial infrastructure. Its services are used by Brazilian and international investors, financial institutions, listed companies, issuers and other market participants, with operations focused primarily on Brazil.
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