Interactive Brokers, an automated global broker, has announced that its clients now have access to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The expansion opens one of Europe's strongest-performing emerging markets of 2025 to IBKR clients, adding to the more than 170 global exchanges already available on a single integrated platform.

Romania was recently elevated to MSCI's Advanced Frontier Market status, while the BET index reached record highs in 2025 and continued its growth trajectory through the first half of 2026. As the European Union's second-largest economy in Central and Eastern Europe by GDP, Romania has seen growing investor interest driven by its capital market reforms and increasing alignment with EU regulatory standards under MiFID II.

"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," said Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Brokers. "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."

With this integration, IBKR clients can trade Romanian equities using their existing accounts across mobile, web, and desktop platforms, benefiting from the same low, transparent pricing and advanced trading tools available across all accessible markets. The move follows a broader industry trend in which major international brokers are expanding into frontier and emerging European markets to meet growing demand for portfolio diversification beyond traditional developed-market exchanges.

Remus Vulpescu, Chief Executive Officer of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, added: "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."

The addition of the Bucharest Stock Exchange further solidifies Interactive Brokers' position in providing investors with broad, integrated access to diverse global markets.

Source: GlobalFinTechSeries