Stock Trading : Ibovespa Brazil Bovespa Index



Brazil Bovespa Index (Índice Bovespa. Known as Ibovespa) : The benchmark index of about 60 stocks that are traded on the B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcão). The index is composed with the stocks that accounted for 80% of the volume traded and represents 70% of the all the stock value traded on the B3. Ibovespa symbols - Yahoo: ^BVSP, Bloomberg: IBOV:IND, Marketwatch: BVSP.

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão S.A. (B3 - Brazil Stock Exchange and Over-the-Counter Market) A Brazil stock exchange formerly BM&FBOVESPA is located in São Paulo, Brazil. The 13th largest stock exchange in the world. In 2008, the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F) merged and created BM&FBOVESPA. And then, in 2017, BM&FBOVESPA merged with CETIP and created B3.

Ibovespa Futures (B3: IND) Specifications : Underlying: Ibovespa. Ticker: IND. Contract size: Ibovespa futures contract multiplied by the index point value in Brazilian Reals, each point BRL1.00. Quotation: Index points. Tick size: 5 index points. Round-lot: 5 contracts. Last trading day: Closest Wednesday to the 15th calendar day of the contract month. Expiration date: Closest Wednesday to the 15th calendar day of the contract month. Contract months: Even months. Settlement on expiration: Cash settlement.

Brazil Index 50 Futures (B3: BRI) Specifications : Underlying: Brazil Index 50 (IBrX 50). Ticker: BRI. Contract size: Brazil Index 50 futures contract multiplied by the index point value in Brazilian Reals, each point BRL10.00. Quotation: Index points. Tick size: 1 index point. Round-lot: 1 contract. Last trading day: 1st business day of the contract month. Expiration date: 1st business day of the contract month. Contract months: All months. Settlement on expiration: Cash settlement.