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MATba ROFEX Review
MATba ROFEX was Argentina's leading derivatives exchange. In 2024 it merged with MAE to form A3 Mercados, the country's main integrated market today.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not applicable
Max Leverage
Not applicable
Platforms
SIOPEL, eTrader
Pros
- Now part of A3 Mercados, Argentina's largest integrated exchange group
- Traces back to Matba, the first futures market in Latin America since 1907
- Regulated by Argentina's CNV under market registration number 13
- The national regulator publicly supported and attended the 2024 merger
Cons
- Not a retail broker, so you cannot open a trading account here directly
- The original MATba ROFEX brand no longer exists as its own company
- Access always needs a separate CNV registered brokerage firm
- Argentina's economic volatility adds real risk to peso linked contracts
MATba ROFEX traced back to two old Argentine exchanges. Matba opened in 1907 as the first futures market in Latin America. Rofex started in 1909 in Rosario as an agricultural futures market. The two merged in 2019 to form Matba Rofex S.A., trading soy, corn, wheat, and peso futures.
In November 2024, shareholders approved a further merger with Mercado Abierto Electronico, known as MAE, a fixed income platform founded in 1989. The combined market launched in Rosario that December under a new name, A3 Mercados, and began running as one integrated exchange in 2025.
A3 Mercados now holds Argentina's CNV market registration number 13 and answers to the Comision Nacional de Valores. The old MATba ROFEX brand still labels some trading tools, but it is not a separate company anymore, and this is not a retail forex broker you can open an account with directly.
Max Leverage
Not applicable
Spreads From
Not applicable
Platforms
Regulators
- CNV (Comision Nacional de Valores)
- BCRA
