ABOUT BYMA

BYMA Group

Learn about our history, values and commitment.

BYMA is the evolution of the Argentine capital market

BYMA leverages liquidity, knowledge, and professionalism to address the challenges and demands of today's world, transforming investments into work and development for Argentina.
We strive to be the fundamental infrastructure for Argentina's economic development

How is the BYMA Group composed?

BYMA consists of the following companies:

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Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A.

Caja de Valores S.A.

Caja de Valores is the only central securities depository in Argentina authorized by the National Securities Commission for the collective deposit of securities.

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BYMAEDUCA

BYMAEDUCA is the Group's educational initiative focused on providing advice and training to Capital Market stakeholders regarding investment and financing alternatives. It focuses on transferring financial sector knowledge to society.

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TECVAL

Tecnología de Valores S.A. is a technology company that develops IT solutions for the Capital Markets aimed at providing equal opportunities to all participants.

Stock Ownership

Details of Shareholdings and Participations

BYMA History

Formed through the spin-off of Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires S.A. (MERVAL), created in 1929, and operating under the Capital Markets Law 26,831, BYMA continues MERVAL's activities as the Market, Clearing House, and Central Counterparty.

1854

Establishment of the Capital Market with the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (BCBA).

1862

Beginning of direct trading of gold in ounces.

1863

Beginning of foreign currency trading.

1864

Trading in stocks and domestic government securities.

1910

Creation of Mercado de Cereales a Término Sociedad Anónima to settle and guarantee forward grain transactions.

1929

Foundation of Mercado de Títulos y Cambios de la Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires S.A. to settle and guarantee all transactions involving cash, debentures, bills of exchange, and any other security whose listing was authorized by the Stock Exchange.

1945

Creation of Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires Sociedad Anónima (MERVAL) to replace Mercado de Títulos y Cambios de la Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires S.A., taking on two new functions: regulating trading and registering brokers.

1969

Enactment of Law 17,811 on the Public Offering of Securities, Exchanges, and Markets, under the control of the National Securities Commission, an autonomous agency within the National Executive Branch.

2013

Enactment of Law 26,831 on Capital Markets, superseding Law 17,811.

2016

Creation of BYMA as a result of the spin-off of Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires S.A. (MERVAL)

2017

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2018

Launch of the Corporate Governance Panel in its two levels, +GC and CC.

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Agreement for the launch of S&P indices.

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Incorporation of short selling and securities lending.

2019

Guide and Regulations for the SVS Bond Listing (Social, Green, and Sustainable Bonds Panel=

Launch of BYMA LISTADAS.

Launch of Market Makers program for S&P Merval Index Futures.

2020

Development of EPYME Platform, reactivated the process of payment of deferred payment checks and other instruments for SMEs.

2021

Launch of ANIMA, state-of-the-art traiding platform focused on the investing public.

Launch BYMA DIGITAL.

Open access to BYMA DATA.

Launch of OMS (Order Management System)

2022

Launch of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Panel.

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Introduction of Argentine Depositary Receipts (CEDEARs) on ETFs that replicate indices from different sectors and regions.

2023

Caja de Valores adoptó la tecnología de Nasdaq para modernizar la infraestructura de post-negociación del país.

2024

Renovamos nuestro sistema de liquidación y riesgo con tecnología de Nasdaq.

Caja de Valores invirtió en tecnología para potenciar el financiamiento PYME.

Lanzamos el Mercado Voluntario de Carbono.

How is BYMA's Board of Directors composed?

BYMA's Board of Directors comprises regular members and an equal number of alternates. These individuals are appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting for a three-year term and can be re-elected indefinitely.

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Meet the Board

Who are the Members of the Audit Committee?

The Company's auditing will be performed by a Supervisory Committee of three regular members and three alternates (who replace their respective members). Appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting for a one-fiscal-year term, they are eligible for indefinite re-election.

Members of the Audit Committee

BYMAEDUCA

We promote the technology startup ecosystem in Argentina and the region

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This program delivers key knowledge and promotes access to the Capital Market for all of society.

BYMAEDUCA offers training:

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For all types of audiences, including investors, brokers, companies, schools, universities.
On a variety of topics.
From basic to advanced levels.
Of short and longer duration.
Both free and fee-based.

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Designed for you

Content created for investors, brokers, companies, colleges, universities, and more.

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Taught by experts

Access to key knowledge about the Capital Markets with specialists and industry leaders.

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Tailored to your needs

Free and paid training on a wide range of topics.

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For all levels

Training ranges from basic to advanced levels and including both short courses and longer programs.

BYMAEDUCA

Learn How and Transform your Savings into Investments.

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BYX Ventures

BYMA's Corporate Venture Capital Fund invests in ventures primarily in the financial sector and disruptive innovation such as Fintech, Blockchain and digital assets, Big Data, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, RegTech, Sustainability, and Edtech.
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The fund focuses on early-stage projects and promotes the growth of the Capital Markets within an increasingly technological, efficient, and accessible ecosystem.

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