Private company

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

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Spanish stock exchange company

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (Spanish pronunciation:; BME or BME Group) is the Spanish company that deals with the organizational aspects of the Spanish stock exchanges and financial markets. It is owned by SIX Group.2 Its chief executive is Juan Flames (since 2024).1 It employed 1,033 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was €312 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

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Madrid. Stock Exchange Building
Photo: Tomás Fano, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbolsas i meɾˈkaðos espaˈɲoles]; BME or BME Group) is the Spanish company that deals with the organizational aspects of the Spanish stock exchanges and financial markets. It is owned by SIX Group.2

Corporate structure

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles is part of a group headed by SIX Group. 70 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • SIX Group Zürich, Switzerland
    • SIX Interbank Clearing 100% · Zürich, Switzerland
    • Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Madrid, Spain
      • IBEX 35 Subsidiary · Madrid
      • AIAF Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • Barcelona Stock Exchange Subsidiary · Dreta de l'Eixample, Spain
      • Bilbao Stock Exchange Subsidiary · Bilbao, Spain
      • BME - APA Subsidiary · Spain
      • BME CLEARING, S.A. Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BME MARKETS & EXCHANGES SA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BME POST TRADE SERVICES, S.A. Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BME REGULATORY SERVICES SA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BME Scaleup Subsidiary · Spain
      • Bolsa de Barcelona - Renta fija Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
      • Bolsa de Bilbao - Renta fija Subsidiary · Bilbao, Spain
      • Bolsa De Valores De Bilbao Subsidiary · Bilbao, Spain
      • BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPANOLES GROUP SERVICES, S.A. (BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPAÑOLES GROUP SERVICES, S.A.) Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPANOLES INNTECH, S.A. (BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPAÑOLES INNTECH, S.A.) Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPANOLES MARKET DATA, S.A. (BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPAÑOLES MARKET DATA, S.A.) Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPANOLES RENTA FIJA SA (BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPAÑOLES RENTA FIJA SA) Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPANOLES SERVICIOS CORPORATIVOS, S.A. (BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPAÑOLES SERVICIOS CORPORATIVOS, S.A.) Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • INSTITUTO BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPANOLES SL (INSTITUTO BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ESPAÑOLES SL) Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • Madrid Stock Exchange Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • MEFF AIAF SENAF Holding de Mercados Financieros, S.A. Subsidiary · Spain
      • Meff Financial Derivatives Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • Meff Fx Financial Derivatives Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • Meff Power Derivatives Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • MEFF TECNOLOGIA Y SERVICIOS S.A. Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
      • and 13 more
    • SIX Financial Information Zürich, Switzerland
    • SIX BBS AG Subsidiary · 100% · Zürich, Switzerland
    • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION LUXEMBOURG S.A. Subsidiary · 100% · Leudelange, Luxembourg
    • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION USA INC. Subsidiary · 100% · Stamford, Connecticut, United States
    • SIX Global Services AG Subsidiary · 100% · Zürich, Switzerland
    • SIX Group Services AG Subsidiary · 100% · Zürich, Switzerland
    • AQUIS EXCHANGE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • AQUIS EXCHANGE EUROPE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • REGIS-TR Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • REGIS-TR UK LTD Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • SECB Swiss Euro Clearing Bank GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • SIX Austria Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
    • SIX Exchange Group AG Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
      • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • SIX Exfeed AG Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
    • SIX Finance (Luxembourg) S.A. Subsidiary · Leudelange, Luxembourg
    • SIX Financial Information Belgium Subsidiary · Bruxelles, Belgium
    • SIX Financial Information Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
    • SIX Financial Information Nederland B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • SIX Financial Information Nordic AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION DENMARK A/S Subsidiary · København K, Denmark
    • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    • SIX FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • SIX Index AG Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
    • and 7 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Bolsas y Mercados Españoles reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • BME Growth
  • IBEX 35
  • Latibex
  • MEFF AIAF SENAF Holding de Mercados Financieros, S.A.

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Juan Flames2024–now
20052010201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • AIAF
  • BME - APA
  • BME Clearing S.A.
  • BME Scaleup
  • Barcelona Stock Exchange
  • Bilbao Stock Exchange
  • Bolsa De Valores De Bilbao
  • Bolsa de Barcelona - Renta fija
  • Bolsa de Bilbao - Renta fija
  • Latibex
  • MERCADO ALTERNATIVO BURSATIL
  • Madrid Stock Exchange
  • Meff Financial Derivatives
  • Meff Fx Financial Derivatives
  • Meff Power Derivatives
  • Mercado Alternativo De Renta Fija
  • Mercado Electronico De Renta Fija
  • SENAF
  • Send - Sistema Electronico De Negociacion De Deuda
  • Valencia Stock Exchange

Also owns

  • BME Growth
  • IBEX 35
  • MEFF AIAF SENAF Holding de Mercados Financieros, S.A.

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20241,0331

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2024312.0M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2024New chief executive Juan Flames becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 13, 2021Parent Directly consolidated by SIX Group3
  3. 2020Acquired Acquired by SIX Group1
  4. 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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