Colombia Stock Exchange

The Colombia Securities Exchange (Spanish: Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, bvc) is a stock exchange which was created as a result of merging three independent stock exchanges: Bogotá (Bolsa de Bogotá, 1928), Medellín (Bolsa de Medellín, 1961) and Occidente (Bolsa de Occidente, Cali, 1983). It has offices in Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Furthermore, with the bvc Training Centers the company is located in 19 Colombian cities through agreements with universities and chambers of commerce.

Colombia Securities Exchange
Bolsa de Valores de Colombia
TypeStock Exchange
LocationBogotá,  Colombia
FoundedNovember 23, 1928
Key peopleRafael Aparicio Escallon (Chairman) Juan Pablo Córdoba (CEO)
CurrencyColombian peso
No. of listings89
Market capUS$ 236 billion
IndicesCOLCAP
Websitewww.bvc.com.co

As an infrastructure provider and securities issuer, the bvc is overseen by the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia. Its main function is to be financing alternative for the productive system, through direct investment. The bvc does not have regulatory or oversight functions.

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