Exchanges Ring the Bell All Week for Financial Literacy

 

PRESS RELEASE

Exchanges Ring the Bell All Week for Financial Literacy

London, Friday, 14 October 2022 – Exchanges around the world have united to promote financial literacy, investor protection and financial inclusion, ringing the bell in multiple countries on multiple days all week during World Investor Week (“WIW”) 2022.

WIW is a week-long, global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection and promote financial literacy. 

In 2022, a record 83 exchanges held bell ringing ceremonies, workshops and events to drive awareness of the important and necessity of financial literacy.

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”) Ring the Bell campaign is in support of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) World Investor Week,  which ran from 3 October to 9 October 2022. 

In addition, WFE’s monthly Focus magazine for October is a Special Edition which shines a light on Financial Literacy initiatiaves around the world. 

You can follow up on the latest articles, photos and videos from WFE members ringing the bell here.

Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, the WFE said: “Financial literacy is integral to the mandate that we have as an industry. Exchanges and CCPs place investor protection at the core of the regulated public market model. We strive to foster trust in markets even as we grow these markets. It’s more important than ever as retail investor participation grows. All market infrastructures, whether large or small, whether in a developed market or a frontier market, prioritise investor education at the heart of their business and as a foundation of market integrity.”

The exchanges participating in the Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy 2022 initiative were:

Name of Exchange or CCP	Opening or Closing Bell
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)	Opening Bell
Amman Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Astana International Exchange	Opening Bell
Athens Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Australian Securities Exchange	Opening Bell
B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão	Opening Bell
Bahrain Bourse	Opening Bell
Baku Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Banja Luka Stock Exchange	Other
Bermuda Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
BME	Opening Bell
Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago	Opening Bell
Bolsa de Valores de Quito S.A.	Opening Bell
Bolsa Institucional de Valores, Mexico	Closing Bell
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores	Closing Bell
Borsa Italiana	Opening Bell
Botswana Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Boursa Kuwait	Closing Bell
Bursa Malaysia Bhd	Opening Bell
Cboe Australia Pty Ltd	TBD
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.	Opening Bell
Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC	Opening Bell
Colombo Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange	Closing Bell
Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited	TBD
Dubai Financial Market	Opening Bell
Euronext Amsterdam	Opening Bell
Euronext Brussels	Opening Bell
Euronext Dublin	Opening Bell
Euronext Lisbon	Opening Bell
Euronext Paris	Opening Bell
FMDQ Group	Other
Ghana Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	Opening Bell
Indonesia Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Johannesburg Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
KDPW CCP	Opening Bell
Latin American Stock Exchange/ Latinex	Opening Bell
Ljubljana Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
London Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Lusaka Securities Exchange	Other
Luxembourg Stock Exchange	Other
Macedonian Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Malta Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
MIAX Exchange Group	Opening Bell
Muscat Stock Exchange	Other
Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC	Opening Bell
NASD PLC	Other
Nasdaq	Both Opening and Closing Bells
Nasdaq Copenhagen	Closing Bell
Nasdaq Helsinki	Opening Bell
Nasdaq Iceland	Other
National Stock Exchange of India Limited	Closing Bell
NEO Exchange	Opening Bell
Nigerian Exchange Limited	Closing Bell
NZX Limited	Opening Bell
Oslo Børs	Opening Bell
Pakistan Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Palestine Exchange	Opening Bell
Qatar Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Securities Clearing Center Company “Muqassa”	Opening Bell
Shanghai Futures Exchange	TBD
Shanghai Stock Exchange	Other
Shenzhen Stock Exchange	Closing Bell
Singapore Exchange Limited	Opening Bell
Taipei Exchange	Opening Bell
Taiwan Futures Exchange	Other
Taiwan Stock Exchange	Other
Tehran Stock Exchange	Other
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX)	Opening Bell
The GPW Foundation (connected with WSE in Poland)	Opening Bell
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.	Opening Bell
The Stock Exchange of Thailand	Other
TMX Group	Closing Bell
Toronto Stock Exchange	Closing Bell
TSX Venture Exchange	Closing Bell
Tunis Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Uganda Securities Exchange	Opening Bell
Ulaanbaatar securities exchange JSC	Opening Bell
Warsaw Stock Exchange	Opening Bell
Wiener Boerse AG	Opening Bell
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange	Other

You can follow up on the latest articles, photos and videos from our members ringing the bell here.

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 around 300 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.

Click here to view the WFE’s website, sign up for the industry’s Focus magazine or to visit the WFE on LinkedIn. For Twitter see: @TheWFE

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