# BELFOX > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BELFOX > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BELFOX.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BELFOX > Source revision: 1136922579 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{More citations needed|date=February 2023}} The '''Belgium Futures and Options Exchange''' ('''BELFOX''') was the [derivative](/source/derivative)s exchange of [Belgium](/source/Belgium) that was established in 1991 and merged with the [Brussels Stock Exchange](/source/Brussels_Stock_Exchange) in 2000.{{cite web |url=https://investors.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=2626&p=euronext2 |publisher=[Interactive Brokers](/source/Interactive_Brokers) |accessdate=January 25, 2023 |title=Exchanges around the world - NYSE Euronext - Belfox}} Belfox was founded as a cooperation between important players in the Belgian [financial market](/source/financial_market)s. The Belfox market offered electronic trading and clearing facilities on derivatives ([futures](/source/futures_contract) and [options](/source/Options_(finance))). The underlying values were stocks of major Belgian companies. ==History== The exchange was established in 1991. A new advanced trading system BTS was launched in 1998, intending to increase instrument and enhance speed flexibility. Jos Schmitt acted as [CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer) until Belfox merged with the [Brussels stock exchange](/source/Brussels_Stock_Exchange) and CIK, forming BXS (Brussels eXchangeS). This merger took place in 2000, and BXS merged with French and Dutch stock exchange companies into [Euronext](/source/Euronext). A new exchange under the NYSE Euronext banner was opened, consolidating other Euronext exchanges in November 2007. The new exchange is called formally NYSE EURONEXT - EURONEXT BRUSSELS - DERIVATIVES. The code for the exchange was BEL20, with an [ISIN](/source/International_Securities_Identifying_Number) BE0389555039. It comprises 20 stocks. The Reuters Exchange mnemonic for Belfox was 'b'. It had an [ISO MIC](/source/ISO_10383) of XBFO. The replacement exchange had an [ISO MIC](/source/ISO_10383) of XBRD. == References == {{reflist}} Category:Stock exchanges in Europe Category:Futures exchanges Category:Finance in Belgium --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BELFOX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BELFOX) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BELFOX?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.