Caracas Stock Exchange (BVC)
What it is, how it works, and how to follow it from AlTanto.
What is the Caracas Stock Exchange?
It's Venezuela's stock market, where shares, bonds, and other securities of Venezuelan companies and entities are traded. It's the reference point for anyone who wants to understand how the country's corporate sector moves through the capital markets.
How to invest in the Caracas Stock Exchange
To trade on the BVC you need to open an account with an authorized casa de bolsa (brokerage firm), submitting the documents ("recaudos") they require. Buy and sell orders are placed through a corredor de bolsa (broker) at that brokerage firm — you can't trade directly without that intermediary. Some brokerage firms also offer specialized software to place orders in an automated way.
For the list of authorized brokerage firms and the full process, go directly to the Caracas Stock Exchange: bolsadecaracas.com/mercado-de-valores/como-invertir. AlTanto is not a brokerage firm or a broker, and doesn't execute trades — it's an information and analysis tool for whatever you decide to do through your own brokerage firm.
How AlTanto covers the BVC
AlTanto syncs real Caracas Stock Exchange quotes daily and automatically, across a catalog of about 30 seeded assets. On those assets, both the community and the AI engine generate signals — sentiment, category, estimated impact — that you can follow, vote on, and comment on directly in the app. You can also build a portfolio with your real BVC holdings, in bolivars, and a watchlist with alerts when a high-impact signal lands on an asset you care about.
Follow the BVC from your phone
Coming soon to Google Play (Android) and the App Store (iOS).