page_title: Bolsa de Madrid
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bolsa de Madrid / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Madrid stock exchange
context_page_description: Bolsa de Madrid is the largest and most international of Spain's four regional stock exchanges that trade shares and convertible bonds and fixed income securities, and both government and private-sector debt. Bolsa de Madrid is owned by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles.
context_section_description: The Bolsa de Madrid was officially founded in 1831.
  In 1993, the Bolsa de Madrid switched to all-electronic trading for fixed-income securities.
  As required by Spanish law, it is managed and operated by the Sociedad Rectora de la Bolsa de Valores de Madrid S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain. The membership of the Madrid Stock Exchange consists of 41 major financial institutions and 12 established securities dealers. At December 31, 2001, approximately 1477 domestic and foreign companies had their equity securities listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. The total market capitalization of the equity securities listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange in May, 2007 was €1,276.26 billion.
caption: Interior of Madrid Stock Exchange
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