FAQ from Foreign Investors

Annual reports and other detail information of listed companies?
ISIN-List of all listed products?

For ISIN codes, please refer to the link of İstanbul Settlement and Custody Bank (http://www.takasbank.com.tr/en/Pages/ISINLists.aspx)

Market value of the bonds and bills listed by private companies on Borsa İstanbul?

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Do you have any dynamic price ranges applied in the closing session in equity market?

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Total size of the Turkish Eurobond market?
Percentage of dual/cross listed stocks on your Exchange?

Currently, there is only one dual listed company, namely DO&CO Aktiengesellschaft.

Companies in equity market?

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Official holidays?

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Equity market trading hours?

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Total traded value, traded volume in equity market?

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Market capitalization?

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Equity prices, trade volumes and values?

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Margins in Futures and Options Market?

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Is direct market access allowed?

No, access is possible through opening an account in members.

Index calculation methodology?
Index constituents?

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Margin trading and short selling in equity market?
Equity market fees?

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Data vendors?

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BIST sustainability index?
List of your intermediaries?

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Market making?

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OTC market?

In Borsa İstanbul there is no OTC market.

Listing criteria in equities market?

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Number of Traded Companies on the Borsa İstanbul Markets?

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XU030 index data?

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List of ETFs listed on Borsa İstanbul?

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Secondary market yields of government bonds with a remaining maturity close to ten years?

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Futures and Options Market contract specifications?

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Futures and Options Market Data?
Exchange fee in futures and options market?

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Historical data sales?

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Initial public offerings (IPOs)?

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Clearing Institution’s fees?

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Tick price size bands for equities?

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Membership procedures for Precious Metals Market, Precious Metals Lending Market and Diamond and Precious Stones Market?

Membership

Banks, currency offices, precious metals brokerage houses, companies associations reside abroad and those establishments which operate in production and marketing of precious metals can be a member of Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond Market. The associations which get right to be member of the Market are authorized to import precious metals and trade them in the Market while their own rules of regulations that cover them are still valid.

Precious Metals Market Procedures for Membership

Below is the stages should be followed for being a member of the Market

1- An application should be submitted to the Under Secretariat of Turkish Treasury for obtaining certificate for authorization on trading and operations in Exchange.

2- After obtaining the certificate, its notary approved copy should be submitted to Exchange with the application for membership. 

3- Payment of membership fees: Entrance fee of 100.000 USD and the annual fee determined by general committee which is current at the application date should be paid.

4- Completion of membership guarantees : The members are obliged to deposit a guarantee of 10.000 USD or a letter of credit from the bank instead in order to cover the probable loses they may cause to their customers, other members and the Exchange. Those who do not pay this guarantee cannot start trading in Exchange.

5- The Exchange should be informed about member's representatives (who will be authorized for trading) and about those staff who will be responsible for clearing. An identification copy, diploma copy and the document that he/she is not previously convicted should be submitted as well for these staff.

6- Safekeeping obligation should be signed.

7- The Accounts should be opened on a bank which is working under an agreement with İstanbul Custody and Settlement Bank which performs the clearing operations.

8- The decision should be given by the Board of Directors of Borsa İstanbul for membership and then Certificate of Precious Metals Market membership will be delivered.

Remark: Those documents which will be submitted to the exchange should be signed by those who are authorized to present the association.

Precious Metals Lending Market Procedures for Membership

Below is the stages should be followed for being a member of Precious Metals Lending Market:

1- Those associations (Banks, currency offices, precious metals brokerage houses, companies associations reside abroad and those establishments which operate in production and marketing of precious metals) which are the members of the Precious Metals Market should submit an application form to the Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals Market indicating they want to become a member of the lending market.

2- Representatives who will represent the member should obtain an authorization certificate after the submission of an identification copy, diploma copy and the document that he/she is not previously convicted.

3- The annual membership fee which is current at application date should be paid; the annual membership fee is determined by Borsa İstanbul.

4- Payment of membership fees. (At present no annual fee is paid for market membership as decided by general assembly till opposite decided).

5- Membership obligation should be signed.

6- The decision should be given by the general assembly of Borsa Istanbul for membership to the Precious Metals Lending Market upon application of member.

Remark: Those documents which will be submitted to the exchange should be signed by those who are authorized to present the association.

Diamond Market Procedures for Membership

Diamond and Precious Stones Market Membership Process

Beside Precious Metal Market members, domestic jewelry companies can be authorized for trading on the Market. Jewelry companies are not required to be a member of Precious Metal Market but they must exhibit the necessary documents listed below:

1- Document demonstrating at least three years registration to Chamber of Jewelry or Chamber of Trade

2- Document demonstrating company shareholders and top management information (names, CV’s, addresses, ID card copies )

3- Companies’ contact information

4- List of authorized signatures of the company

5- Document demonstrating the situation about bankruptcy, tax obligation and criminal record

6- Articles of incorporation and registration record of chamber

7- Other demanded documents 

Market surveillance and supervision?

Who sets the rules for market surveillance (supervision)? 

The Exchange itself?  Or the regulator?

Exchange is responsible for developing its own rules and practices regarding surveillance issues. These rules are naturally formed in compliance with the Capital Market Law and other Capital Market regulations. Capital Market Board (CMB), the regulator has right to monitor those activities of the exchanges.

Who conducts market surveillance (supervision)?

Surveillance is primarily an exchange function. Nevertheless, any breach of law or market abusive action is within the scope of duty of CMB and Borsa İstanbul as well. Currently, we use the same sources and similar procedures and the same surveillance system. Apart from the shared surveillance technology, CMB additionally has authority to access some other state sources, like request from other public bodies for any evidences like telephone traffic, banking transactions, and has right to request information from other countries’ governmental authorities for foreign investor related issues etc.

Who performs day to day monitoring?

Borsa İstanbul makes daily market watch, but occasionally we contact with our colleagues at CMB to inform them about the ongoing monitoring activities and to receive additional information.

Who is responsible for enforcement?

For violations of exchange rules and practices, Borsa İstanbul applies disciplinary actions against its member companies and their representatives. For any breach of law and capital market regulation related misconducts we report the case to CMB and they submit the case to public prosecutor for legal procedures. The Exchange also applies some measures to investors who insistently act against exchange’s certain rules and trading practices. Those wrongdoings are followed by automated computer systems, and sanctions imposed accordingly.

Who applies the law (impose penalties) in case of violations?

As mentioned above, legal procedure is followed by CMB for violation of Law. Any market abusive action that cannot be identified as crime-breach of Law, namely small wrongdoings and any member’s deliberate actions are within the jurisdiction area of Borsa İstanbul.