- Full Time Employees
- 65
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- Budapest Hungary
- IPO Date
- Jun 21, 2023
- Business
- Budapest Stock Exchange Plc (Budapesti Értéktőzsde Zrt.) is the primary operator of regulated securities and financial markets in Hungary, providing capital market infrastructure, listing platforms, electronic trading facilities, and market data dissemination services. Originally founded in 1864 and re-established in 1990, the company is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, and operates under the majority ownership of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the Central Bank of Hungary). The exchange serves domestic and international institutional investors, retail traders, market makers, and corporate issuers throughout Hungary and the broader Central and Eastern European region. Budapest Stock Exchange Plc provides an integrated portfolio of financial market products and services, including: Cash Market Trading Services for equity securities structured across the Prime, Standard, and Free market tiers, government bonds, treasury bills, corporate debt, mortgage bonds, investment fund units, structured certificates, warrants, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs); Derivatives Market Trading Services covering index futures and options based on the BUX and BUMIX indices, single-stock futures, and foreign currency futures and options; Commodities Market Trading Services for agricultural commodity futures including milling wheat, feed corn, and oilseeds; Listing and Issuer Services encompassing initial public offerings (IPOs), dual listings, secondary capital raisings, corporate action administration, and specialized growth markets for small and medium-sized enterprises, notably the BÉT Xtend equity market and BÉT Xbond debt market; Trading Infrastructure Solutions powered by Deutsche Börse's Xetra T7 trading platform; Market Data and Information Services delivering real-time, delayed, historical, and reference data feeds, regulatory disclosure tools, and proprietary benchmark indices including the BUX, BUMIX, BÉT-XTEND, and CETOP indices; and Post-Trade and Settlement Infrastructure through its strategic ownership and partnership in the KELER Group, providing central securities depository, clearing, and settlement operations. In recent developments, Budapest Stock Exchange Plc listed its own shares on its regulated market under the ticker BET to enhance corporate transparency, institutional visibility, and capital market participation. The exchange has also expanded its BÉT Xtend SME ecosystem through state-backed mentoring programs and listing grants, launched specialized green and sustainability reporting guidelines for listed companies, and advanced regional capital market integration initiatives to facilitate cross-border liquidity and sustainable bond issuances.