Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange is the only specialized organization in the Republic of Belarus empowered to run trades in foreign currencies.
The currency market performs a number of important economic functions:
- formation of the current market rate of Belarusian ruble to foreign currencies;
- setting the official rate of Belarusian ruble upon the exchange trading results;
- providing for mandatory sale of foreign currency;
- maintaining liquidity of the currency market.
BCSE electronic trading system supports transactions in "continuous double auction" and "negotiated trades" modes.
The official exchange rates of Belarusian ruble to U.S. dollar and Russian ruble are fixed upon trading results.
The currency market instruments are currency pair consisting of traded currency (lot currency), and conjugate currency (payment currency) in which the transactions will be settled.
For example
Instrument |
Lot currency |
Payment currency |
Trading mode/settlement period |
Notes |
USD/BYR |
US Dollar |
Belarusian ruble |
Fixing |
Transactions carried out before 01.05.2015 |
USD/BYR_d |
US Dollar |
Belarusian ruble |
Fixing (additional session) |
Transactions carried out before from 14.09.2011 till 19.10.2011 |
USD/BYR_TOD |
US Dollar |
Belarusian ruble |
Continuous double auction |
Transactions carried out before from 01.05.2015 till 01.07.2016 |
PLN/BYR_PS3 |
Zloty |
Belarusian ruble |
Negotiated trades/3 days |
Transactions carried out before from 01.05.2015 till 01.07.2016 |
USD/BYN_TOD |
US Dollar |
Belarusian ruble |
Continuous double auction |
Current instrument |
PLN/BYN_PS3 |
Zloty |
Belarusian ruble |
Negotiated trades/3 days |
Current instrument |
Trading technology implies either remote access of clients involved in foreign exchange trades or work-stations located at the stock exchange. The trading system is adapted for electronic documents.
List of traded currencies here >>>
Professional consulting:
Operational Department
mail: 48a, Surganova str., Minsk, 220013 BELARUS
e-mail: grevtsov@bcse.by