Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange
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The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (Russian: Московская межбанковская валютная биржа) or MICEX (Russian: ММВБ) was a stock exchange that operated in Russia from 1992 to 2011. MICEX was the leading Russian stock exchange and one of the largest universal stock exchanges in Eastern Europe. It merged with the Russian Trading System in 2011, creating Moscow Exchange.
Type | Stock exchange |
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Location | Moscow, Russia |
Founded | 1992 |
Closed | 2011 |
Owner | MICEX Group |
Key people | Ruben Aganbegyan (President) |
Currency | Russian ruble |
No. of listings | 250 |
Market cap | US$770.6 billion (Dec 2011)[1] |
Indices | MICEX Index |
Website | www |
MICEX consisted of about 550 participating organizations and members, which traded for their clients. In 2006 the volume of transactions on the MICEX reached 20.38 trillion rubles (US$754.9 billion), representing more than 90% of the total turnover of the leading stock exchanges in the Russian stock market. About 239 Russian companies were listed, with a market capitalization of US$950 billion as of December 2010.