BM&FBOVESPA: BM&F Market Segment Sets New Trading Record Via DMA: 30,629 Trades

BM&FBOVESPA set a new Direct Market Access (DMA) trading record on Wednesday, May 13, on the BM&F market segment: 30,629 trades. The previous record of 29,010 trades was set on March 3.

A total of 327,000 contracts were traded on Wednesday, in comparison to 218,000 traded on March 3. Twenty-one authorized brokerage houses participated in the transaction of products such as ID, Bovespa Index, dollar, and soybean futures. The previous record had registered 16 participants.

Direct Market Access (DMA) was implemented by BM&FBOVESPA on the 29th of August, 2008. This trading model allows the end-client who is authorized by and under the responsibility of a brokerage house to have direct access to the GTS electronic trading platform, thus enabling that client to place orders and receive market data in real-time.