Borsa Istanbul

Borsa İstanbul
Type Stock exchange
Location Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Founded December 26, 1985 (1985-12-26) (as İMKB)
April 5, 2013
Key people Tuncay Dinç (CEO)
Currency Turkish lira
No. of listings 371 [1]
Market cap $220.620 billion (2014)[2][3]
Volume $1.292 trillion(2012)
Indices BIST 30
BIST 50
BIST 100
Website borsaistanbul.com

The Borsa İstanbul (abbreviated as BIST) is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) (Turkish: İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, IMKB), the Istanbul Gold Exchange (Turkish: İstanbul Altın Borsası, İAB) and the Derivatives Exchange of Turkey (Turkish: Vadeli İşlem Opsiyon Borsası, VOB) under one umbrella. It was established as an incorporated company with a founding capital of 423,234,000[4] (approx. US$240 million) on April 3, 2013, and began to operate on April 5, 2013. Its logo is the traditional Ottoman mark for Istanbul, the tulip. Its slogan is “worth investing”.[5][6]

Shareholders of Borsa İstanbul are: 49% Government of Turkey, 41% IMKB, 5% VOB, 4% IMKB members, 1% IMKB brokers and 0.3% IAB members. It is planned that all the Government-owned shares will be offered for sale.[7] Among the executives of the nine-member board of directors, which is presided by former chairman of ISE Tuncay Dinç, are former deputy chairman of ISE Osman Akyüz, former head of VOB Işınsu Kestelli, Merrill Lynch Investment Bank General Manager Hüseyin Kelezoğlu and Chairman of Turkish Association of Capital Market Intermediary Institutions Attila Köksal.[5][6]

History

Stock exchange building.

The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE)[8] was the only corporation in Turkey for securities exchange established to provide trading in equities, bonds and bills, revenue-sharing certificates, private sector bonds, foreign securities and real estate certificates as well as international securities. The ISE was founded as an autonomous, professional organization in early 1986. It is situated in a modern building complex in the quarter of İstinye, on the European side of Istanbul, since May 15, 1995.[9] Borsa İstanbul A.Ş.’s new Board, established at the Ordinary General Assembly meeting held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, convened by Chairman Talat Ulussever. At the meeting, the Board decided to appoint Board Member Tuncay Dinç as Borsa İstanbul CEO, to replace Dr. İbrahim M. Turhan, who resigned on February 10, 2015 to run for a seat in the Parliament’s 25th term.[10]

ISE is home to 320 national companies. Trading hours are 09:30–12:30 for the first session and 14:00–17:30 for the second session, on workdays. All ISE members are incorporated banks and brokerage houses.

ISE price indices are computed and published throughout the trading session while the return indices are calculated and published at the close of the session only. The indices are: ISE National-All Shares Index, ISE National-30, ISE National-50, ISE National-100, Sector and sub-sector indices, ISE Second National Market Index, ISE New Economy Market Index and ISE Investment Trusts Index. The ISE National-100 Index contains both the ISE National-50 and ISE National-30 Index and is used as a main indicator of the national market.

Early days of the securities market in Turkey

The origin of an organized securities market in Turkey has its roots in the second half of the 19th century. The first securities market in the Ottoman Empire was established in 1866 under the name of "Dersaadet Securities Exchange" following the Crimean War. Dersaadet Exchange also created a medium for European investors who were seeking higher returns in the vast Ottoman markets. Following the proclamation of the Turkish Republic, a new law was enacted in 1929 to reorganize the fledgling capital markets under the new name of "Istanbul Securities and Foreign Exchange Bourse".

Soon, the Bourse became very active and contributed substantially to the funding requirements of new enterprises across the country. However, its success was clouded by a string of events, including the Great Depression of 1929 and the impending World War II abroad which had taken their toll in the just developing business world in Turkey. During the industrial drive of the subsequent decades, there was a continuous increase in the number and size of joint stock companies, which began to open up their equity to the public. Those mature shares faced a strong and growing demand from mostly individual investors and some institutional investors.

The early phase of the 1980s saw a marked improvement in the Turkish capital markets, both in regard to the legislative framework and the institutions required to set the stage for sound capital movements. In 1981, the "Capital Market Law" was enacted. The next year, the main regulatory body responsible for the supervision and regulation of the Turkish securities market, the Capital Markets Board based in Ankara, was established. A new decree was issued in October 1983 foreseeing the setting up of securities exchanges in the country. In October 1984, the "Regulations for the Establishment and Functions of Securities Exchanges" was published in the Official Gazette. The regulations concerning operational procedures were approved in the parliament and the Istanbul Stock Exchange was formally inaugurated at the end of 1985.

Memberships of ISE

The ISE is a full member of

An affiliate member of

ISE and arts

There is a magnificent, four-meter high marble statue of the "Bull and Bear", in front of the ISE building’s protocol entrance. Created by one of Turkey’s foremost sculptors, Mehmet Aksoy, the statue symbolizes the behavior of the world’s stock markets, an aggressive bull poised to attack the surrendering bear. Another group of statues, sculptured by Şermin Güner, made in the honor of all existing and deceased brokers, represents brokers engaged in executing orders and is placed at the main entrance.

The Istanbul Stock Exchange makes contributions to the arts by organizing exhibitions and concerts as well as sponsoring important artistic events in Istanbul.

See also

References

  1. ↑ sabah.com.tr
  2. ↑ imkb.gov.tr
  3. ↑ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-exchange-names-finance-professor-as-chairman-ahead-of-ipo.aspx?pageID=238&nID=80474&NewsCatID=346
  4. ↑ "Borsa İstanbul'un kuruluş sermayesi". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  5. 1 2 "First gong of Istanbul's new bourse to be banged". Hürriyet Daily News. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  6. 1 2 "Erdoğan, Borsa İstanbul'un gongunu çaldı". Hüriiyet (in Turkish). 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  7. ↑ Güler, Hülya (2013-04-04). "Borsa’da lâle devri". Hürriyet Ekonomi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  8. ↑ ISE.org
  9. ↑ Istanbul Stock Exchange: "İMKB’nin Kuruluşundan İtibaren Önemli Gelişmeler" (Timeline of important events since 1985)
  10. ↑ http://www.borsaistanbul.com/en/news/2015/04/03/tuncay-dinc-appointed-as-borsa-istanbul-ceo

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