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A panel entitled “Dynamics of Board of Directors” was hosted by Borsa İstanbul in cooperation with Odgers Berndtson and Corporate Governance Association of Turkey at Borsa İstanbul Conference Hall on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The panel, chaired by Vatan newspaper columnist Ali Ağaoğlu discussed the positive dynamics of the operation of boards of directors, good corporate governance practices, kno…
VIOP launches its first interest rate product: Overnight Repo Rate Futures A new asset class is added to the VIOP multi-asset risk management platform. Overnight Repo Rate Futures contracts will start trading on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) on October 21, 2015. Overnight Repo Rate Futures contracts, based on the compounded rate of value weighted average of daily overnight repo r…
Daylight Saving Time in Turkey will end in November instead of October according to the Cabinet Decision. Thus, Power Futures expiring in October and November will be traded with the following contract sizes starting from October 13th of 2015. Contract Code Previous Contract Size New Contract Size F_ELCBAS1015S0 74.5 MWh 74.4 MWh F_ELCBAS1115S0 72 MWh 72.1 MWh .…
Green Business 2015: Sustainable Business Summit, organized by the Sustainability Academy for the seventh time this year, was held in Istanbul on October 8-9. Sustainability Academy is a member of Borsa İstanbul Sustainability Platform. Green Business Summit is one of the most important sustainability events of Turkey, where Borsa İstanbul executive Vice President Associate Prof. Mustafa K. Yılmaz…
Startup Weekend MENA*, organized by Stage-Co between September 30- October 2 with the participation and support of Borsa İstanbul Private Market, and sponsorship of FirstSeed, was the scene for firsts. Startup Weekend MENA, offering a unique environment for entrepreneurs, persons with new business ideas, software professionals, and those interested in innovation, technology, and brainstorming, wa…
Deniz Investment and Finans Invest become Market Maker for Electricity Futures Contracts under the new Revenue Sharing Market Making Program on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) Market making program based on revenue sharing, which was initiated in the Turkish capital markets first time in January 2015, is successfully implemented on single stock futures & options, index and currency o…
With their new generation product MetaTrader 5, developed for organized markets, MetaQuotes Sotfware Corp. allows intermediary institutions’ individual and institutional investors to trade all product groups of the world markets. MetaQuotes has already completed the integration of MetaTrader 5 with 9 exchanges, and Borsa İstanbul is its new address. Thanks to this integration, investors wil…
Borsa İstanbul’s Awarded Virtual Portfolio Competition 4th VIOP Virtual Portfolio Competition, organized by Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) to allow participants to experience trading on VIOP and to manage a portfolio using derivatives, will be held between October 5 and 30, 2015. Participants that register for “VIOPS Virtual Portfolio Competition” at http://viops.borsaistanbul.com will…
Managing Intellectual Property in Universities Conference, organized by Boğaziçi University for the fifth time, was held in İstanbul on October 15-16. The Conference is one of the most important intellectual property events in Turkey, where Borsa İstanbul Executive Vice President, Associate Prof. Mustafa K. Yılmaz delivered a keynote speech entitled “Borsa İstanbul: A Powerhouse of Innovation “. I…
British Chamber of Commerce Turkey Representation Office paid a visit to Borsa İstanbul on October 14, 2015 with twenty businessmen from the British Coventry and Warwickshire Chambers of Commerce. The delegation watched the opening bell ceremony organized on the occasion of market making by Finansinvest and Finans Energy on Electricity Futures contracts which will start trading on Borsa İstanbul D…
