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A training program for the employees of BBI is launched in line with the MoU signed in 2015 between Borsa İstanbul and Bosna Bank International (BBI) to facilitate mutual exchange of know-how and experience. A total of 16 employees will receive training for one year from Borsa İstanbul and Kuveyt Turk through 4 groups with a 3-month training period. Borsa İstanbul, who plays an active role in the…
Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) increases the number of underlying single stocks for futures and options contracts, currently standing at 10 to 20. Upon introduction of the new underlying assets on February 11, the ratio of the total spot market trade volume of 20 underlying single stocks to that of BIST 30 Index-constituent equities will increase to 93%. As per the demand on the invest…
The annual trading volume at the region’s leading exchange, Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP), increased by 52 percent in 2015, reaching an all-time record of 90.3 million contracts. Reaching all-time highs in almost all products traded on the market, VIOP became the “world’s fastest growing derivatives market” in 2015. The trading value in Power Futures contracts grew by a f…
Effective from February 1, 2016, Gedik Investment became a market marker in BIST30 Index Options and USD/TRY Futures. Upon registration of Gedik Investment as a market maker, the number of market makers in BIST30 Index Options, which is a part of the revenue sharing market making scheme, has reached 3. Within the scope of the revenue sharing market making scheme, the first market maker in BIST30…
Horizon Software today announced the launch of its new certified gateway to Borsa İstanbul. Horizon is the leading provider of electronic trading and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers and provides advanced trade order routing and execution connectivity to more than 80 exchanges. This latest integration will give institutions high-performance connecti…
EIRIS (Ethical Investment Research Services Limited) assesses the companies whose shares are traded on Borsa İstanbul, in accordance with the BIST Sustainability Index Research Methodology, as part of BIST Sustainability Index calculations. Companies which exceed the related thresholds envisaged in the Index Inclusion Criteria are included in the BIST Sustainability Index. BIST Sustainabili…
Ziraat Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., as of March 1, 2016, became market maker for Anataolian Red Wheat Futures Contracts with Physical Delivery, which have been included in Borsa İstanbul VIOP’s revenue sharing based market making program. Ziraat Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., as of March 1, 2016, became market maker for the Anataolian Red Wheat Futures Contracts with Physical Delivery, which ha…
Anatolian Red and Durum Wheat Futures Contracts with physical delivery started trading on Borsa İstanbul VIOP on February 25, 2016. The first VIOP members to realize trading on Anatolian Red and Durum Wheat futures contacts with physical delivery were “Ziraat Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.” and “Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.”. The said futures contracts expire in May 20…
In this issue, you will find all the information about BISTECH: Borsa İstanbul’s transformation through technology; interviews with Borsa İstanbul CEO Tuncay Dinç and Borsa İstanbul Executive Vice President/CIO Adnan Metin, Nasdaq Vice Chairman Meyer”Sandy” Frucher, Nasdaq Executive Vice President Lars Ottersgård and Nasdaq Sales Operations Manager Jan Rondahl; special interviews with E…
The first Iran-Turkey Capital Markets Forum, aimed at increasing cooperation between Borsa İstanbul and Tehran Stock Exchange, was organized on February 29 in Tehran. In line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Borsa İstanbul and Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) on October 26, 2015, first steps taken towards increasing cooperation and closer bilateral relations. The first “Iran-T…
