A Decade of Progress: 121 Exchanges and CCPs around the world “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” on its 10th Anniversary

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A Decade of Progress: 121 Exchanges and CCPs around the world “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” on its 10th Anniversary

London, 11 March 2024 – The World Federation of Exchanges (The WFE) proudly announces the 10th annual "Ring the Bell for Gender Equality" event, a global initiative that invites exchanges worldwide to ring the bell to signify their commitment to fostering gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. There will be 121 exchanges in total involved in events, holding workshops and bellringings in honour of their fantastic female colleagues this month.

To mark International Women’s Day on 8th March the WFE published its Women Leaders Special Edition Focus Magazine in which we highlighted some of the brilliant women within our membership organisations. At the WFE, we are proud that many member exchanges have long been proactive in promoting gender equality, as demonstrated by their own projects and their active participation in the annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality initiative.

The Ring the Bell events, both in-person and virtual, started on 4 March and will continue throughout the month.

Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the WFE said: "As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality', we reflect on a decade of progress and collective efforts to advance gender equality globally. Exchanges and CCPs, as facilitators of financial markets, have a significant role in promoting inclusivity and empowering women. By ringing the bell, we not only celebrate achievements but also reaffirm our commitment to building a more equitable future."

Partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Global Compact, UN Women, this year's Ring the Bell campaign aligns with UN Women's theme for International Women's Day 2024, "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress." In its tenth year, the initiative highlights a decade of progress in fostering gender equality and women's empowerment.

The list of participating exchanges is below and more information on their individual events can be found here.

Organisations	Type	Opening or Closing Bell	Date
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Amman Stock Exchange	Other	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX)	Physical	Closing Bell	08-Mar
Australian Securities Exchange	Physical	Closing Bell	07-Mar
B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão	Physical	Closing Bell	08-Mar
Bahrain Bourse	Physical	Opening Bell	06-Mar
Baku Stock Exchange	Hybrid	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Banja Luka Stock Exchange
BEE4	Physical	Opening Bell	13-Mar
Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange	Hybrid	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Belgrade Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	15-Mar
Bermuda Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
BIVA - Bolsa Institucional de Valores, S.A. de C.V.	Hybrid	Other	07-Mar
BME Spanish Exchanges	Other	Other	08-Mar
Bolsa Boliviana de Valores	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario	Physical	Closing Bell	21-Mar
Bolsa de Santiago (Nuam)	Hybrid	Opening Bell	27-Mar
Bolsa de Valores de Asuncion	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Bolsa de Valores de Colombia	Hybrid	Opening Bell	27-Mar
Bolsa de Valores de El Salvador	Hybrid	Opening Bell	20-Mar
Bolsa de Valores de Lima (Nuam)	Hybrid	Opening Bell	27-Mar
Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo	Physical	Opening Bell	05-Mar
Bolsa de Valores de Quito	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Bolsa Latinoamericana de Valores (Latinex)	Physical	Other	05-Mar
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores	Physical	Opening Bell	8 March TBC
Bolsa Nacional de Valores	Physical	Opening Bell	06-Mar
Bolsa y Mercado de Valores de la República Dominicana	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Borsa Italiana	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Börse Frankfurt / Deutsche Börse	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Botswana Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Boursa Kuwait	Physical	Closing Bell	07-Mar
Bourse de Casablanca	Physical	Other	18-Mar
Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale (BVMAC)	Other	Other	08-Mar
Bourse Régionales des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM)	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
BSE Limited	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Bucharest Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Bulgarian Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Bursa Malaysia	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
BYMA - Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos	Virtual	Opening Bell	05-Mar
Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Cboe Australia	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Cboe Global Markets	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Central Asian Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	11-Mar
Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC	Physical	Opening Bell	11-Mar
CME Group	Other	Other	06-Mar
Colombo Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	12-Mar
Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange PLC	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited	Physical	Closing Bell	10-Mar
Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Ethiopia Securities Exchange	Physical	Other	12-Mar
Euronext Amsterdam	Physical	Opening & Closing Bells	08-Mar
Euronext Brussels	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Euronext Dublin	Physical	Closing Bell	07-Mar
Euronext Paris	Physical	Closing Bell	07-Mar
Euronext Portugal	Physical	Closing Bell	07-Mar
Euronext Securities Copenhagen	Virtual	Opening Bell	08-Mar
FMDQ Group PLC	Hybrid	Opening Bell	04-Mar
Georgian Stock Exchange JSC	Physical	Closing Bell	19-Mar
Ghana Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Hanoi Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	06-Mar
Hochiminh Stock Exchange (Vietnam Exchange)	Physical	Opening Bell	04-Mar
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	Physical	Other	08-Mar
Indonesia Stock Exchange	Physical	Closing Bell	14-Mar
Iraq Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Jamaica Stock Exchange	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Japan Exchange Group	Other	Other	06-Mar
Johannesburg Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange	Hybrid	Opening Bell	06-Mar
Korea Exchange	Physical	Closing Bell	08-Mar
Kyrgyz Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening	04-Mar
Ljubljana Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
London Metal Exchange	Virtual	Other	7 March TBC
London Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Luxembourg Stock Exchange	Physical	Other	08-Mar
Macedonian Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Malta Stock Exchange	Virtual	Opening Bell	08-Mar
MIAX	Hybrid	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Moldova Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	04-Mar
Mongolian Stock Exchange			07-Mar
Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX)	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Nairobi Securities Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Namibian Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Nasdaq	Physical	Closing Bell	08-Mar
Nasdaq Copenhagen	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Nasdaq Helsinki	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Nasdaq Iceland	Physical	Other	08-Mar
Nasdaq Stockholm	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Nasdaq Vilnius	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
National Stock Exchange of India	Physical	Closing Bell	07-Mar
Nepal Stock Exchange	Hybrid	Opening Bell	14-Mar
New York Stock Exchange - ICE	Physical	Opening Bell	04-Mar
Nigerian Exchange Group	Hybrid	Closing Bell	08-Mar
Nuam Exchange	Hybrid	Opening Bell	27-Mar
NZX	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Oslo Bors	Physical	Closing Bell	08-Mar
Pakistan Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Palestine Exchange	Hybrid	Closing Bell	12-Mar
Qatar Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	06-Mar
Rwanda Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	12-Mar
Saudi Tadawul Group	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Shanghai Stock Exchange	Physical	Other	TBD
Shenzhen Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Singapore Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
SIX Swiss Exchange	Physical	Closing Bell	05-Mar
Somali Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
Taipei Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	15-Mar
Taiwan Futures Exchange	Virtual	Other	08-Mar
Taiwan Stock Exchange	Other	Other	08-Mar
Tbilisi Stock Exchange JSC	Physical	Closing Bell	19-Mar
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	07-Mar
The Egyptian Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	04-Mar
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.	Hybrid	Opening Bell	13-Mar
The Stock Exchange of Thailand	Hybrid	Opening Bell	11-Mar
TMX Group Limited	Physical	Opening Bell	TBD
Toronto Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Tunis Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Uganda Securities Exchange	Hybrid	Closing Bell	15-Mar
Warsaw Stock Exchange	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Wiener Börse AG	Physical	Opening Bell	08-Mar
Zagreb Stock Exchange	Virtual	Opening Bell	08-Mar

- ENDS -

About the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)

Established in 1961, the WFE is the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses. Headquartered in London, it represents over 250 market infrastructure providers, including standalone CCPs that are not part of exchange groups. Of our members, 37% are in Asia-Pacific, 43% in EMEA and 20% in the Americas. WFE’s 57 member CCPs collectively ensure that risk takers post some $1 trillion (equivalent) of resources to back their positions, in the form of initial margin and default fund requirements. WFE exchanges are home to 59,400 listed companies, and the market capitalization of these entities is over $122.94 trillion; around $162.04 trillion (EOB) in trading annually passes through WFE members (at end 2021).

The WFE is the definitive source for exchange-traded statistics and publishes over 350 market data indicators. Its free statistics database stretches back more than 40 years and provides information and insight into developments on global exchanges. The WFE works with standard-setters, policy makers, regulators, and government organisations around the world to support and promote the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets. The WFE shares regulatory authorities’ goals of ensuring the safety and soundness of the global financial system.

With extensive experience of developing and enforcing high standards of conduct, the WFE and its members support an orderly, secure, fair and transparent environment for investors; for companies that raise capital; and for all who deal with financial risk. We seek outcomes that maximise the common good, consumer confidence and economic growth. And we engage with policy makers and regulators in an open, collaborative way, reflecting the central, public role that exchanges and CCPs play in a globally integrated financial system.

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Cally Billimore

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Phone: +44 7391 204 007

Twitter: @TheWFE

Edelman Smithfield (PR)

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Cally Billimore: Manager, Communications; Email: [email protected]
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A Decade of Progress: 121 Exchanges and CCPs around the world “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” on its 10th Anniversary

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