Analyze Foreign Country

This country has the following stock exchanges:

Bloomberg Exchange Code	Bloomberg Composite Code	Description	ISO MIC	Google Prefix	EOD code	# of Stocks
BS	BZ	XBSP	BVMF	BVMF	SA	395
Total						395

On StockMarketMBA.com, we have adopted the Bloomberg two digit code system for identifying exchanges, as explained in global stock exchanges. We don't have all stocks traded on the above exchange(s) in our database, as there are microcap stocks, global depository receipts ("GDRs"), and locally traded ETFs that we don't have in our database. We strive to have all stocks in our database that are owned by a U.S. exchange traded fund.

We strive to have an index in our database for every country that is denominated in the local currency. Our key local currency index for Brazil is:

BVSP, the IBOVESPA Brazil Stock Market Index (BRL)

50 Stocks on Sao Paulo Exchange

Let's look at the history of the exchange rate between the USD and the Brazilian Real (our symbol is USDBRL).

Let's compare USDBRL to UUP, a currency ETF that tracks the US dollar against a basket of developed market currencies.

We have 8 U.S. ETFs in our database that focus on buying stocks traded in Brazil. Our benchmark ETF is EWZ, the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF. Our benchmark ETF is typically the largest or oldest ETF for that country that we use for comparisons.

BRF, the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF

BRZU, the Daily Brazil Bull 2x Shares ETF

BZQ, the ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil ETF

EWZ, the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

EWZS, the iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

FBZ, the First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX ETF

FLBR, the Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF

UBR, the ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil ETF