BCS Financial Group

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| hq_location_city = Novosibirsk

| hq_location_country = Russia

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BCS Financial Group ({{langx|ru|Компания БКС}}) is a Russian financial service company.{{cite news|last1=Wright|first1=Chris|title=The Case For Investing In Russia|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriswright/2015/03/06/the-case-for-investing-in-russia/#19e3570142a1|access-date=28 August 2017|work=Forbes|language=en}} It was established in 1995.{{cite news|title=BCS Financial Group: Private Company Information|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=12143870|access-date=28 August 2017|work=Bloomberg}}

The group was established by Oleg Mikhasenko in Novosibirsk and was originally known as BrokerCreditService.{{cite news|title=Siberian-born brokerage BCS out to crack Wall Street|url=http://www.intellinews.com/the-siberian-born-brokerage-out-to-crack-wall-street-98207/|access-date=28 August 2017|publisher=IntelliNews}} Initially focusing on retail banking activities, by the mid-2000s it started competing with Moscow-based brokers. By 2013 it was the largest trader of equities and derivatives on the Moscow Exchange.{{cite web|title=Top Market Participants Equities and funds: Main Trading Mode T+|url=http://www.moex.com/en/spot/members-rating.aspx?rid=115|website=Moscow Exchange|access-date=28 August 2017}} BCS launched Russia's first dark pool trading system.{{cite news|last1=Cave|first1=Tim|title=Broker Plans Russia's First Dark Pool|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/10/russian-broker-plans-countrys-first-dark-pool/|access-date=28 August 2017|work=WSJ|date=10 June 2013}}

In 2013 the group moved its emerging market operations from Cyprus to London.{{cite news|title=Russia's BCS wins UK regulatory approval|url=https://www.ft.com/content/8d357b9a-d900-11e2-84fa-00144feab7de|access-date=28 August 2017|work=Financial Times}}

In 2016 it was assigned a B− long-term credit rating by Standard & Poor's.{{cite news|title=S&P revised its outlook on BCS Holding International Ltd. to stable from negative and affirmed its 'B-/C' long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings|url=http://cbonds.com/news/item/827151|access-date=28 August 2017|work=cbonds.com}}