Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) broke a new record on February 27, 2015, exceeding TL 1 billion of daily traded value for the first time. Both monthly currency futures contracts traded value and monthly total traded value reached all-time-high in Borsa İstanbul VIOP in February.

On its way to become the most popular platform of its region with its wide product range, counter-party guarantee and increasing liquidity, Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) closed February with new records.

Dollar/TRY currency futures contracts traded value reached an all-time-high of TL 1,029,675,327 on February 27, 2015. Getting increasingly popular among companies and investors for managing their risk exposure, Dollar/TRY currency futures contracts broke the psychological barrier of daily traded value of TL 1 billion for the first time. The traded volume in Dollar/TRY currency futures contracts was 406 thousand 332 on the same day. Previously, the all-time-high traded value on VIOP was TL 475 million on December 16, 2014.

On the other hand, currency futures contracts monthly traded value reached an all-time-high of TL 7.5 billion last February. The traded volume of currency futures contracts in February was 3 million. Previously, the all-time-high monthly traded value of currency futures contracts stood at TL 5.3 billion in October 2011.

Furthermore, the total traded value of VIOP reached an all-time-high in February. The total traded value in VIOP was TL 51 billion in February. Previously, the all-time-high monthly traded value in VIOP was TL 47 billion in June 2013.