The Caracas Stock Exchange or Bolsa de Valores de Caracas (BVC) is a stock exchange located in Caracas , Venezuela . Established in 1947, BVC merged with a competitor in 1974.
67-643: BVC is a private exchange, providing operations for the purchase and authorized sale of securities according to the Capital Marketing Laws of Venezuela. It is member of the Executive Committee of the Latin American Federation of Stock markets. At the exchange, companies emit by procedures authorized by the regulating authorities, instruments of fixed income and securities ( renta fija y de renta variable ) with
134-437: A broker-dealer who trades with other broker-dealers, rather than with the retail investor. This distinction carries over to banking ; compare Retail banking and Wholesale banking . The traditional economic function of the purchase of securities is investment, with the view to receiving income or achieving capital gain . Debt securities generally offer a higher rate of interest than bank deposits, and equities may offer
201-407: A capital gain . Equity holders typically receive voting rights, meaning that they can vote on candidates for the board of directors and, if their holding is large enough, influence management decisions. Investors in a newly established firm must contribute an initial amount of capital to it so that it can begin to transact business. This contributed amount represents the investors' equity interest in
268-451: A financial statement known as the balance sheet (or statement of net position) which shows the total assets, the specific equity balances, and the total liabilities and equity (or deficit). Various types of equity can appear on a balance sheet, depending on the form and purpose of the business entity. Preferred stock , share capital (or capital stock) and capital surplus (or additional paid-in capital) reflect original contributions to
335-479: A business as a whole, this value is sometimes referred to as total equity , to distinguish it from the equity of a single asset. The fundamental accounting equation requires that the total of liabilities and equity is equal to the total of all assets at the close of each accounting period. To satisfy this requirement, all events that affect total assets and total liabilities unequally must eventually be reported as changes in equity. Businesses summarize their equity in
402-680: A certificate or, more typically, they may be "non-certificated", that is in electronic ( dematerialized ) or " book entry only" form. Certificates may be bearer , meaning they entitle the holder to rights under the security merely by holding the security, or registered , meaning they entitle the holder to rights only if they appear on a security register maintained by the issuer or an intermediary. They include shares of corporate capital stock or mutual funds , bonds issued by corporations or governmental agencies, stock options or other options, limited partnership units, and various other formal investment instruments that are negotiable and fungible . In
469-420: A combination of the two is used. The distinction between the two is important to securities regulation and company law . Privately placed securities are not publicly tradable and may only be bought and sold by sophisticated qualified investors. As a result, the secondary market is not nearly as liquid as it is for public (registered) securities. Another category, sovereign bonds , is generally sold by auction to
536-491: A debt security is typically entitled to the payment of principal and interest, together with other contractual rights under the terms of the issue, such as the right to receive certain information. Debt securities are generally issued for a fixed term and redeemable by the issuer at the end of that term. Debt securities may be protected by collateral or may be unsecured, and, if they are unsecured, may be contractually "senior" to other unsecured debt meaning their holders would have
603-688: A growing trade of government debt securities. Stock prices, measured by the Indice Bursátil Caracas , were also depressed during the 1990s and have yet to recover to the highest ever levels experienced in 1991. According to the International Finance Corporation , the market value of the BVC was $ 7 billion in 2000, or just about 6 percent of GDP. In 2005 total transactions on the BVC totaled USD$ 438 million. BVC has been completely electronic since February 1992, when
670-426: A liability) even if the firm has a shareholder deficit, because the deficit is not the owners' responsibility. An alternate approach, exemplified by the " Merton model ", values stock-equity as a call option on the value of the whole company (including the liabilities), struck at the nominal value of the liabilities. The analogy with options arises in that limited liability protects equity investors: (i) where
737-542: A lower rate of interest than corporate bonds, and serve as a source of finance for governments. U.S. federal government bonds are called treasuries. Because of their liquidity and perceived low risk, treasuries are used to manage the money supply in the open market operations of non-US central banks. Sub-sovereign government bonds , known in the U.S. as municipal bonds , represent the debt of state, provincial, territorial, municipal or other governmental units other than sovereign governments. Supranational bonds represent
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#1732783384521804-733: A modern electronic trading system developed by the Vancouver Stock Exchange entered operations. On July 2, 1999 another technological change was made when the SIBE ( Sistema Integrado Bursátil Electrónico ), electronic trading system was officially incorporated into the Caracas Stock Exchange. Securities A security is a tradable financial asset . The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument , but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use
871-413: A new operating structure composed of 43 shareholders , or puestos de bolsa , an amount that would be increased to 63 members in 1995. In 1990, with an increase of 602%, the market was the second-best performing that year (after Poland). In April 2007, 60 companies were listed on the BVC, with less than half being traded regularly. BVC experienced a severe decline in traded volumes since the mid-1990s as
938-707: A priority in a bankruptcy of the issuer. Debt that is not senior is "subordinated". Corporate bonds represent the debt of commercial or industrial entities. Debentures have a long maturity, typically at least ten years, whereas notes have a shorter maturity. Commercial paper is a simple form of debt security that essentially represents a post-dated cheque with a maturity of not more than 270 days. Money market instruments are short term debt instruments that may have characteristics of deposit accounts, such as certificates of deposit , Accelerated Return Notes (ARN) , and certain bills of exchange . They are highly liquid and are sometimes referred to as "near cash". Commercial paper
1005-411: A register in which details of the holder of the securities are entered and updated as appropriate. A transfer of registered securities is effected by amending the register. Modern practice has developed to eliminate both the need for certificates and maintenance of a complete security register by the issuer. There are two general ways this has been accomplished. In some jurisdictions, such as France, it
1072-479: A result of a declining economy , the migration of stocks to the U.S. markets in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), corporate takeovers with a concomitant reduction in the number of shares available for trade and an increasing country risk that has frightened investors, particularly foreign investors. Daily trading volume decreased from the equivalent of $ 25 to $ 30 million in 1997 to less than $ 1 million by 2000. The BVC survived during this period thanks to
1139-399: A round-table of market data industry firms, referring to them as Consumers, Exchanges, and Vendors. In India the equivalent organisation is the securities exchange board of India (SEBI). In the primary markets, securities may be offered to the public in a public offering . Alternatively, they may be offered privately to a limited number of qualified persons in a private placement . Sometimes
1206-456: A shelf registration. These later new issues are also sold in the primary market, but they are not considered to be an IPO but are often called a "secondary offering". Issuers usually retain investment banks to assist them in administering the IPO, obtaining SEC (or other regulatory body) approval of the offering filing, and selling the new issue. When the investment bank buys the entire new issue from
1273-404: A specialized class of dealers. Securities are often listed in a stock exchange , an organized and officially recognized market on which securities can be bought and sold. Issuers may seek listings for their securities to attract investors, by ensuring there is a liquid and regulated market that investors can buy and sell securities in. Growth in informal electronic trading systems has challenged
1340-426: Is also a form of capital stock. The holder of an equity is a shareholder, owning a share, or fractional part of the issuer. Unlike debt securities, which typically require regular payments (interest) to the holder, equity securities are not entitled to any payment. In bankruptcy, they share only in the residual interest of the issuer after all obligations have been paid out to creditors. However, equity generally entitles
1407-541: Is also often highly liquid. Euro debt securities are securities issued internationally outside their domestic market in a denomination different from that of the issuer's domicile. They include eurobonds and euronotes. Eurobonds are characteristically underwritten, and not secured, and interest is paid gross. A euronote may take the form of euro-commercial paper (ECP) or euro-certificates of deposit. Government bonds are medium or long term debt securities issued by sovereign governments or their agencies. Typically they carry
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#17327833845211474-560: Is growing slowly. Securities that are represented in paper (physical) form are called certificated securities. They may be bearer or registered . Securities may also be held in the Direct Registration System (DRS), which is a method of recording shares of stock in book-entry form. Book-entry means the company's transfer agent maintains the shares on the owner's behalf without the need for physical share certificates. Shares held in un-certificated book-entry form have
1541-424: Is not uncommon for companies to issue more than one class of stock, with each class having its own liquidation priority or voting rights. This complicates analysis for both stock valuation and accounting. A company's shareholder equity balance does not determine the price at which investors can sell its stock. Other relevant factors include the prospects and risks of its business, its access to necessary credit, and
1608-603: Is possible for issuers of that jurisdiction to maintain a legal record of their securities electronically. In the United States , the current "official" version of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code permits non-certificated securities. However, the "official" UCC is a mere draft that must be enacted individually by each U.S. state . Though all 50 states (as well as the District of Columbia and
1675-508: Is presided over by Víctor Julio Flores. Additional members include Santiago Fernández Castro, Marcel Apeloig, Omar Delgado, José Gregorio Castro, Gabriel Osío, Jesús Tadeo Prato, Luis Oberto, Carlos Fernández and Mario Dickson, as well as by advisers Luis Andrés Guerrero and Rubén Manzur. The origins of the Venezuelan stock market can be traced to the end of the colonial era, when in 1805 Don Bruno Abasolo and Don Fernando Key Muñoz founded
1742-432: Is provided by investors who purchase the securities upon their initial issuance. In a similar way, a government may issue securities when it chooses to increase government debt . Securities are traditionally divided into debt securities and equities. Debt securities may be called debentures , bonds , deposits , notes or commercial paper depending on their maturity, collateral and other characteristics. The holder of
1809-747: Is the centre of the eurosecurities markets. There was a huge rise in the eurosecurities market in London in the early 1980s. Settlement of trades in eurosecurities is currently effected through two European computerized clearing/depositories called Euroclear (in Belgium) and Clearstream (formerly Cedelbank) in Luxembourg. The main market for Eurobonds is the EuroMTS, owned by Borsa Italiana and Euronext. There are ramp up market in Emergent countries, but it
1876-512: The Casa de Bolsa y Recreación de los Comerciantes y Labradores in Caracas. The exchange was officially founded on January 21, 1947 and inaugurated its first trading session on April 21 of the same year, after previously trading stocks over the counter. On May 6, 1976, the assembly of shareholders decided to change the denomination of the institution to Bolsa de Valores de Caracas C.A. , and initiated
1943-647: The Luxembourg Stock Exchange or admitted to listing in London . The reasons for listing eurobonds include regulatory and tax considerations, as well as the investment restrictions. Securities Services refers to the products and services that are offered to institutional clients that issue, trade, and hold securities. The bank engaged in securities services are usually called a custodian bank. Market players include BNY Mellon , J.P. Morgan , HSBC , Citi , BNP Paribas , Société Générale etc. London
2010-464: The U.S. Virgin Islands ) have enacted some form of Article 8, many of them still appear to use older versions of Article 8, including some that did not permit non-certificated securities. Equity (finance) In finance, equity is an ownership interest in property that may be offset by debts or other liabilities . Equity is measured for accounting purposes by subtracting liabilities from
2077-855: The principal trade organization for securities dealers is the International Capital Market Association. In the U.S., the principal trade organization for securities dealers is the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, which is the result of the merger of the Securities Industry Association and the Bond Market Association. The Financial Information Services Division of the Software and Information Industry Association (FISD/SIIA) represents
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2144-478: The "upside" of the business and to control the business. Hybrid securities combine some of the characteristics of both debt and equity securities. Preference shares form an intermediate class of security between equities and debt. If the issuer is liquidated, preference shareholders have the right to receive interest or a return of capital prior to ordinary shareholders. However, from a legal perspective, preference shares are capital stocks and therefore may entitle
2211-588: The Law of Organizations of Collective Investment and the norms dictated by the National Exchange Commission ( Comisión Nacional de Valores , or CNV). Exchange activities are regulated and supervised by the National Exchange Commission, a public entity assigned to the Ministry of Finance , that authorizes internal procedures and regulations. The Board of Directors of the Caracas Stock Exchange
2278-600: The Official List. In the United States, a "security" is a tradable financial asset of any kind. Securities can be broadly categorized into: The company or other entity issuing the security is called the issuer . A country's regulatory structure determines what qualifies as a security. For example, private investment pools may have some features of securities, but they may not be registered or regulated as such if they meet various restrictions. Securities are
2345-635: The United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority functions as the national competent authority for the regulation of financial markets; the definition in its Handbook of the term "security" applies only to equities, debentures , alternative debentures, government and public securities, warrants, certificates representing certain securities, units, stakeholder pension schemes, personal pension schemes, rights to or interests in investments, and anything that may be admitted to
2412-416: The balance sheet. Another financial statement, the statement of changes in equity , details the changes in these equity accounts from one accounting period to the next. Several events can produce changes in a firm's equity. Equity investing is the business of purchasing stock in companies, either directly or from another investor, on the expectation that the stock will earn dividends or can be resold with
2479-422: The borrower responsible for any deficit. The equity of an asset can be used to secure additional liabilities. Common examples include home equity loans and home equity lines of credit . These increase the total liabilities attached to the asset and decrease the owner's equity. A business entity has a more complicated debt structure than a single asset. While some liabilities may be secured by specific assets of
2546-580: The business from its investors or organizers. Treasury stock appears as a contra-equity balance (an offset to equity) that reflects the amount that the business has paid to repurchase stock from shareholders. Retained earnings (or accumulated deficit) is the running total of the business's net income and losses, excluding any dividends . In the United Kingdom and other countries that use its accounting methods, equity includes various reserve accounts that are used for particular reconciliations of
2613-421: The business, others may be guaranteed by the assets of the entire business. If the business becomes bankrupt , it can be required to raise money by selling assets. Yet the equity of the business, like the equity of an asset, approximately measures the amount of the assets that belongs to the owners of the business. In financial accounting , the equity is derived by subtracting its liabilities from its assets. For
2680-481: The company will call the bond by giving the holder the call price, which may be less than the value of the converted stock. This is referred to as a forced conversion. Equity warrants are options issued by the company that allow the holder of the warrant to purchase a specific number of shares at a specified price within a specified time. They are often issued together with bonds or existing equities, and are, sometimes, detachable from them and separately tradeable. When
2747-425: The compulsory deposit and immobilization of bearer shares and units with a depositary allowing identification of the holders thereof. In the case of registered securities, certificates bearing the name of the holder are issued, but these merely represent the securities. A person does not automatically acquire legal ownership by having possession of the certificate. Instead, the issuer (or its appointed agent) maintains
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2814-459: The consumer level, loans against securities have grown into three distinct groups over the last decade: Of the three, transfer-of-title loans have fallen into the very high-risk category as the number of providers has dwindled as regulators have launched an industry-wide crackdown on transfer-of-title structures where the private lender may sell or sell short the securities to fund the loan. Institutionally managed consumer securities-based loans on
2881-443: The contract were fair—that is, equitable. Any asset that is purchased through a secured loan is said to have equity. While the loan remains unpaid, the buyer does not fully own the asset. The lender has the right to repossess it if the buyer defaults , but only to recover the unpaid loan balance. The equity balance—the asset's market value reduced by the loan balance—measures the buyer's partial ownership. This may be different from
2948-725: The debt of international organizations such as the World Bank , the International Monetary Fund , regional multilateral development banks like the African Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank , and others. An equity security is a share of equity interest in an entity such as the capital stock of a company, trust or partnership. The most common form of equity interest is common stock, although preferred equity
3015-621: The difference is called a deficit and the asset is informally said to be "underwater" or "upside-down". In government finance or other non-profit settings, equity is known as "net position" or "net assets". The term "equity" describes this type of ownership in English because it was regulated through the system of equity law that developed in England during the Late Middle Ages to meet the growing demands of commercial activity. While
3082-474: The difficulty of locating a buyer. According to the theory of intrinsic value , it is profitable to buy stock in a company when it is priced below the present value of the portion of its equity and future earnings that are payable to stockholders. Advocates of this method have included Benjamin Graham , Philip Fisher and Warren Buffett . An equity investment will never have a negative market value (i.e. become
3149-535: The evasion of regulatory restrictions and tax. In the United Kingdom , for example, the issue of bearer securities was heavily restricted firstly by the Exchange Control Act 1947 until 1953. Bearer securities are very rare in the United States because of the negative tax implications they may have to the issuer and holder. In Luxembourg, the law of 28 July 2014 concerning the compulsory deposit and immobilization of shares and units in bearer form adopts
3216-423: The firm. In return, they receive shares of the company's stock. Under the model of a private limited company , the firm may keep contributed capital as long as it remains in business. If it liquidates, whether through a decision of the owners or through a bankruptcy process, the owners have a residual claim on the firm's eventual equity. If the equity is negative (a deficit) then the unpaid creditors bear loss and
3283-524: The holder of the warrant exercises it, he pays the money directly to the company, and the company issues new shares to the holder. Warrants, like other convertible securities, increases the number of shares outstanding, and are always accounted for in financial reports as fully diluted earnings per share, which assumes that all warrants and convertibles will be exercised. Securities may be classified according to many categories or classification systems: Investors in securities may be retail , i.e., members of
3350-481: The holder to a pro rata portion of control of the company, meaning that a holder of a majority of the equity is usually entitled to control the issuer. Equity also enjoys the right to profits and capital gain , whereas holders of debt securities receive only interest and repayment of principal regardless of how well the issuer performs financially. Furthermore, debt securities do not have voting rights outside of bankruptcy. In other words, equity holders are entitled to
3417-424: The holders to some degree of control depending on whether they carry voting rights. Convertibles are bonds or preferred stocks that can be converted, at the election of the holder of the convertibles, into the ordinary shares of the issuing company. The convertibility, however, may be forced if the convertible is a callable bond , and the issuer calls the bond. The bondholder has about one month to convert it, or
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#17327833845213484-446: The investment security—where holders of securities can sell them to other investors for cash. Otherwise, few people would purchase primary issues, and, thus, companies and governments would be restricted in raising equity capital (money) for their operations. Organized exchanges constitute the main secondary markets. Many smaller issues and most debt securities trade in the decentralized, dealer-based over-the-counter markets. In Europe,
3551-416: The issuer at a discount to resell it at a markup, it is called a firm commitment underwriting . However, if the investment bank considers the risk too great for an underwriting, it may only assent to a best effort agreement , where the investment bank will simply do its best to sell the new issue. For the primary market to thrive, there must be a secondary market , or aftermarket that provides liquidity for
3618-404: The older common law courts dealt with questions of property title , equity courts dealt with contractual interests in property. The same asset could have an owner in equity, who held the contractual interest, and a separate owner at law, who held the title indefinitely or until the contract was fulfilled. Contract disputes were examined with consideration of whether the terms and administration of
3685-457: The other hand, draw loan funds from the financial resources of the lending institution, not from the sale of the securities. Collateral and sources of collateral are changing, in 2012 gold became a more acceptable form of collateral. By 2015, recently Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) previously seen by many as unpromising had started to become more readily available and acceptable. Public securities markets are either primary or secondary markets. In
3752-540: The owners' claim is void. Under limited liability , where the financial liability is limited to a fixed sum, owners are not required to pay the firm's debts themselves so long as the firm's books are in order and it has not involved the owners in fraud. When the owners of a firm are shareholders , their interest is called shareholders' equity. It is the difference between a company's assets and liabilities, and can be negative. If all shareholders are in one class, they share equally in ownership equity from all perspectives. It
3819-536: The primary market, the money for the securities is received by the issuer of the securities from investors, typically in an initial public offering (IPO). In the secondary market, the securities are simply assets held by one investor selling them to another investor, with the money going from one investor to the other. An initial public offering is when a company issues public stock newly to investors, called an "IPO" for short. A company can later issue more new shares, or issue shares that have been previously registered in
3886-455: The prospect of capital growth. Equity investment may also offer control of the business of the issuer. Debt holdings may also offer some measure of control to the investor if the company is a fledgling start-up or an old giant undergoing restructuring . In these cases, if interest payments are missed, the creditors may take control of the company and liquidate it to recover some of their investment. The last decade has seen an enormous growth in
3953-416: The public investing personally, other than by way of business. In distinction, the greatest part of investment in terms of volume, is wholesale , i.e., by financial institutions acting on their own account, or on behalf of clients. Important institutional investors include investment banks , insurance companies, pension funds and other managed funds. The "wholesaler" is typically an underwriter or
4020-623: The purpose of securing capital from public investors . BVC is also used as a location for trading in Bonds and other debt instruments. The legal structure prevailing in the Venezuelan capital market are the Securities Marketing Law ( la Ley de Mercado de Capitales , enacted in 1975 and amended in 1998), Transaction Law ( Ley de Caja de Valores ), the Statutory Law of Public Credit ( Ley Orgánica de Crédito Público ),
4087-540: The same rights and privileges as shares held in certificated form. Bearer securities are completely negotiable and entitle the holder to the rights under the security (e.g., to payment if it is a debt security, and voting if it is an equity security). They are transferred by delivering the instrument from person to person. In some cases, transfer is by endorsement, or signing the back of the instrument, and delivery. Regulatory and fiscal authorities sometimes regard bearer securities negatively, as they may be used to facilitate
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#17327833845214154-441: The term "security" to refer to any form of financial instrument, even though the underlying legal and regulatory regime may not have such a broad definition. In some jurisdictions the term specifically excludes financial instruments other than equity and fixed income instruments. In some jurisdictions it includes some instruments that are close to equities and fixed income, e.g., equity warrants . Securities may be represented by
4221-472: The total amount that the buyer has paid on the loan, which includes interest expense and does not consider any change in the asset's value. When an asset has a deficit instead of equity, the terms of the loan determine whether the lender can recover it from the borrower. Houses are normally financed with non-recourse loans, in which the lender assumes a risk that the owner will default with a deficit, while other assets are financed with full-recourse loans that make
4288-544: The traditional business of stock exchanges. Large volumes of securities are also bought and sold "over the counter" (OTC). OTC dealing involves buyers and sellers dealing with each other by telephone or electronically on the basis of prices that are displayed electronically, usually by financial data vendors such as SuperDerivatives, Reuters , Investing.com and Bloomberg . There are also eurosecurities, which are securities that are issued outside their domestic market into more than one jurisdiction. They are generally listed on
4355-408: The traditional method used by commercial enterprises to raise new capital. They may offer an attractive alternative to bank loans - depending on their pricing and market demand for particular characteristics. A disadvantage of bank loans as a source of financing is that the bank may seek a measure of protection against default by the borrower via extensive financial covenants. Through securities, capital
4422-1010: The use of securities as collateral . Purchasing securities with borrowed money secured by other securities or cash itself is called " buying on margin ". Where A is owed a debt or other obligation by B, A may require B to deliver property rights in securities to A, either at inception (transfer of title) or only in default (non-transfer-of-title institutional). For institutional loans, property rights are not transferred but nevertheless enable A to satisfy its claims in case B fails to make good on its obligations to A or otherwise becomes insolvent . Collateral arrangements are divided into two broad categories, namely security interests and outright collateral transfers. Commonly, commercial banks, investment banks, government agencies and other institutional investors such as mutual funds are significant collateral takers as well as providers. In addition, private parties may utilize stocks or other securities as collateral for portfolio loans in securities lending scenarios. On
4489-466: The value of the assets owned. For example, if someone owns a car worth $ 24,000 and owes $ 10,000 on the loan used to buy the car, the difference of $ 14,000 is equity. Equity can apply to a single asset, such as a car or house, or to an entire business. A business that needs to start up or expand its operations can sell its equity in order to raise cash that does not have to be repaid on a set schedule. When liabilities attached to an asset exceed its value,
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