The top three spots are held by the brokerage division of lender Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), Swiss Capital and TradeVille.
With intermediated deals worth RON860.5 million and a 26.7% market share, the brokerage division of BCR saw the biggest increase in January 2024 compared to a transacted value of RON125.5 million and a 10.3% market share in the same period of 2022. At the same time, the broker climbed to the top spot in January 2024 from the fifth spot in the same month of 2023. BCR was the most active stock market broker in 2023, with a 40.5% market share.
Swiss Capital kept the trend of 2023, when it ranked second among stock market brokers in terms of intermediated deals, with RON9.4 billion. In January 2024, the Group brokered deals worth RON736.2 million that triggered a 22.8% market share, compared to RON282.6 million and a 23.2% market share in January 2023 when Swiss placed first among the most active brokers. Swiss and BCR jointly had a 49.5% market share in January 2024, accounting for nearly half of the overall market.
TradeVille landed on the third spot in January 2024, climbing one place from the fourth spot in the same month of 2023. The company recorded transactions of RON423 million, higher than RON130 million reported in January 2023. The market share increased year-over-year from 10.6% to 13.1%.
BT Capital Partners, the brokeraje and investment banking arm of lender Banca Transilvania (TLV.RO), fell to the fourth place in January 2024 from the second spot in the year-earlier period. The company recorded transactions of RON352 million, triggering a 10.9% market share, lower than 15.5% in the same period of 2023.
Czech group Wood & Company, was ranked fifth in the first month of 2024 vs the third place in January 2023. Its market share halved to 6.4% vs. 14.7% in the first month of 2023. However, the value of intermediated transactions rose to RON205.9 million from RON178.8 million.
BRK Financial Group, the only stockbroker listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, saw the value of brokered deals nearly doubling to RON131.4 million, with a 4% market share, reduced from 6.1%. Next comes Raiffeisen Bank International, being ranked seventh with brokered deals worth RON77.6 million, which translates into a 2.4% market share.
The last three spots are held by IFB Finwest (transactions worth RON72.3 million and a 2.2% market share), Prime Transaction (RON66.4 million worth of deals and a 2.1% market share) and Goldring (RON63.5 million and a 2% market share).