Bucharest Stock Exchange

With history tracing back to 1839, when commodities-trade exchanges were established, stock exchange activity was affected throughout its existence by the social and political events of the time. Reestablished in 1995, after almost 50 years of suspension following the establishment of the communist regime, the Bucharest Stock Exchange has developed continuously and nowadays it is the main stock exchange in Romania.

2016    In September, FTSE Russell included Romanian capital market in the list of countries that have a substantial potential to be upgraded to the status of the Emerging Market in short or medium term perspective.The shares of Romania’s largest private healthcare services provider, MedLife (M), started trading on BVB, following the successful completion of the an IPO of RON 230 mn, the equivalent of EUR 50.5 mn for a package of 44% of the company’s shares.Launch of the warrants, as new investment product for both upside and downside markets
New issue of equities and bonds on the AeRO market, designed for financing SMEs: Ascendia listing, a Romanian company specialized in the field of eLearning, bonds were issued by Good People, the owner of frufru brand, and by Bittnet, a Romanian IT entrepreneurial company.
Each edition of the Investors Forums organized by BVB reached an audience around 400 participants per event, the total number of participants that have visited the Your Money Expo outdoor event, triggered more than 6,000 persons during two days, and the Fluent in Finance Universal Platform and the first real time trading contest - Driven by Return – had an audience over 100k persons.
The Investors Clubs registered an expansion around the country: new clubs were founded in Brasov, Arad and Zalau.
Launch of the IRIS reporting system, for issuers to send and publish their current and periodical reports on www.bvb.ro.  By the end of 2016, almost all the issuers from the main market were using the new reporting tool.
Launch of the new version of the ArenaXT Web trading platform, with a new module for graphs analysis, improved performance, additional functions and features for customizing the workspace and the launching of a new service available on our website www.bvb.ro: "What you should know before the start of the trading session at BVB"
2015    Launch of AeRO, the equities segment of BVB’s Alternative Trading System (ATS).BVB becomes a partner exchange to the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative.BVB becomes member to the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative.Bittnet SA – the first IT company, debuts on AeRO

2014    Electrica IPO takes place (the largest IPO ever in BVB’s history), followed by the company’s listing BVB organizes the first Forum for retail investors, when the 10 Steps towards civic shareholding were adopted. Solutions included in the document are part of InvestingRomania program, aimed at stimulating the local investment community and redirecting greater flows of capital towards BVB
The modernization process of BVB continues with the implementation of a new program for market makers, the extension of the trading hours and inclusion of trading at last phase, the introduction of changes in the trading block and measures dedicated to existing and potential issuers.Significant legislative measures supported by the Great Barriers Shift Task Force, including changes of the Fiscal Code and FSA regulations, take place, designed to increase the efficiency of investing at BVB

2013    The privatization program via the stock exchange continues with the listing of Nuclearelectrica and Romgaz. The public offer for the 15% stake in Romgaz that preceded the listing became the largest IPO registered in Romania by that time.The Great Barriers Shift Task Force was created, aimed at identifying key elements necessary for Romania to be upgraded to the Emerging market status by MSCI. The Task Force identified 8 Barriers that hinder the development of the Romanian capital market and proposed a number of solutions to improve accessibility and the efficiency of the market
BVB organizes the first monthly events dedicated to retail investors, BVB Investors Focus

2012    The first Exchange Traded Fund is listed at BVB.The global accounts system and the non-pre-validation mechanism is extended to all financial instruments traded on the regulated market

2011    The main event of the year is the listing of Fondul Proprietatea at BVB, which had a decisive influence on the value of trades and the number of active investors.New Europe Property Investments becomes the first real estate investment trust listed at BVB

2010    On June 8, the Bucharest Stock Exchange is listed on its own Regulated Market.The first international company is listed on the Alternative Trading System (Daimler AG).Structured products are launched