BM&FBOVESPA And The Santiago Stock Exchange Announce Start Of Derivatives Market Development In Chile - Agreement Signed Today In Santiago Consists Of The Transfer To Chilean Exchange Of BM&FBOVESPA’s Extensive Knowledge And Expertise In Derivatives Markets

BM&FBOVESPA and the Santiago Stock Exchange (BCS) signed an agreement today (April 12, 2012) that sets out the implementation of the Chilean derivatives market at the Santiago Stock Exchange. The agreement provides for the transfer of derivatives market knowledge from BM&FBOVESPA to the Chilean Exchange, encompassing products such as equity, interest rate and FX options and futures.

The alliance between the two exchanges began in December 2010 and other strategic projects are in the pipeline, such as connectivity and order routing and market data distribution in particular.