Interactive Brokers, an automated global broker, has added the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) to its trading platform.
The addition gives eligible IBKR clients the ability to trade Romanian equities alongside products from more than 170 other global markets, all through the same integrated platform.
The move is designed to widen diversification opportunities for clients and comes as Romania’s exchange has been recognised as one of Europe’s strongest-performing emerging markets of 2025.
Romania was upgraded to MSCI’s Advanced Frontier Market status, while the country’s BET index hit record levels during 2025 and has maintained that momentum through the first half of 2026. With BVB now accessible via IBKR, clients can fold Romanian-listed companies into their broader global portfolios using the same accounts and tools they already rely on for other markets.
Interactive Brokers operates as an automated global brokerage, giving clients the ability to trade across mobile, web and desktop platforms.
Beyond the exchange addition itself, IBKR pointed to several features tied to the update, including full integration with clients’ existing accounts and platforms and continued access to the low-cost pricing structure and trading tools IBKR offers across all its markets.
Interactive Brokers Chief Executive Officer Milan Galik said, “Adding the Bucharest Stock Exchange expands the choices available to our clients and reinforces our commitment to providing the broadest possible access to global markets. Romania is one of Europe’s stronger emerging economies, and we’re pleased to make this market available to our clients through the same platform they use to access exchanges around the world.”
Bucharest Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Remus Vulpescu said, “We welcome Interactive Brokers to Romania’s capital market. Every new gateway matters: over the last 12 months, our market has built on the strong momentum of recent years, channeling more than EUR 5.0 billion into the Romanian economy, further broadening its listed universe and investor base, and delivering a total return of more than 80%, the highest among EU main market indices. Connecting millions of global investors to Bucharest Stock Exchange deepens liquidity, sharpens pricing, and brings Romanian listed companies the international visibility they have earned.”
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