Brazil’s BM&FBovespa has reported a 30% increase in 2010 net profit as compared to a year earlier, Financial Times reports. The company’s profit in the fourth quarter of 2010 rose 19% against a year earlier to $157.29 million after derivatives trading increased.

The exchange’s net revenue increased 10.7% from a year earlier to $282.76 million in the fourth quarter and 25.8% for the full-year to $1.136 billion. The operator’s high-frequency traders accounted for 5.7% of the total traded volume in January 2011.

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