Integral Forex

Integral Forex

Type	Private
Industry	Financial services, Money market, Foreign exchange market
Founded	1998, Forex branch est. 2009
Founder	Sabri Hakkı Ulukartal
Headquarters	Istanbul, Turkey
Key people	Cenk Ulukartal (Chairman) Kıvanç Memişoğlu (CEO)
Services	Currency Trading, Commodities Trading, Futures Trading, FX Liquidity Trading, Foreign Exchange Trading, On-line Forex Trading
Number of employees	150+
Parent	Integral Securities
Website	http://www.integralforex.com.tr

Integral Forex, a branch of Integral Securities (Turkish: Integral Menkul Degerler), is a Turkey-based financial trading services provider specialized in foreign exchange (forex) and contract for difference (CFD) brokerage.

The company is founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, with representative offices in major cities of Turkey, such as Ankara, Gaziantep, Antalya, and Izmir.

The company is registered with and regulated by The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) (Turkish: Sermaye Piyasasi Kurulu).^{[1] [2]}

Integral Forex provides trading in foreign exchange (FX, Forex), futures, contract for difference (CFDs) on major indices and commodities and precious metals such as gold, silver and crude oil.

The company serves retail, professional and institutional clients and provides 24-hour access to the financial trading services through proprietary and third-party online trading platforms, including WebTrader, MobileTrader (Android & iOS) and the widely used electronic trading software MetaTrader, allowing traders to apply Expert Advisor (EA) strategies.

History

The company was originally established in Turkey in 1998 by Sabri Hakkı Ulukartal. After initially starting Forex trading services as Ulukartal Kiymetli Madenler, the company acquired 2 stock exchange brokerage firms registered with and regulated by the CMB, and he founded Ulukartal Holding. The company has been admitted as a trade member to both the (IAB) Istanbul Gold Exchange (2002) and (DGCX) Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (2006)^{[3] [4]}

The founder Sabri Hakkı Ulukartal graduated from the Boston University, Financial School of Management with an honorary degree. He has worked tirelessly in contact with the governing bodies regarding the legal and regulatory framework of the Forex trading business to be properly established in Turkey, but he faced the tragedy of an untimely death at the age of 43.^{[5] [6]}

The parent company Integral Securities is one of the first 7 forex firms to be licensed temporarily by the CMB in 2011.^{[7] [8]} Integral Securities is one of the first 3 forex firms to obtain a full forex license in Turkey by the CMB in the March of 2012.^[9] The company also has derivatives trading licenses with the Borsa Istanbul (BIST).^[10]

Integral Forex has formed a partnership in the March of 2013, with the Swiss forex bank Dukascopy, and became the first broker to provide Swiss-made trading platform JForex to its clients in Turkey.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Services

Trading Platforms

Integral Forex offers a variety of trading platforms suitable for all kinds of traders to comfortably continue their operations, from MetaTrader to the always online Web and Mobile Traders. The MetaTrader 4 platform comes with Live Feeds for News, and with extensive support. Integral Forex currently offers three different electronic trading platforms which can be used by the clients.

• Integral Trader / MetaTrader 4, 3rd party software with expert advisor
• Integral WebTrader, 3rd party software for web trading
• Integral Forex Mobile Trader

Mobile Analysis Application

Integral Forex also provides a mobile analysis & notification application for both Android and iOS mobile phones. The app supplies the clients with the live information they may need while making trade decisions, such as financial breaking news, economic calendar, daily trading signals and strategies, financial charts, symbol and parity analyses. The content is written, edited, created and/or selected by the company's expert analysis team, and is also published on a clients only website. Breaking news, strategies and important updates are pushed instantly to clients' mobile phones.

Regulation & Licenses

• The company has been admitted as a trade member to the (IAB) Istanbul Gold Exchange (2002)
• The company has been admitted as a trade member to the (DGCX) Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (2006)
• The company has licenses from Borsa Istanbul (BIST) for futures and derivatives trading.
• The company is registered with and regulated by The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) (Turkish: Sermaye Piyasasi Kurulu).

Honors & Awards

• JCR Eurasia Rating has assigned an investment grade credit rating of 'A (Trk)' on the Long Term National Scale along with a 'Stable' outlook to Integral Securities.^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}
• Best Forex Brand in Turkey 2013 by Global Brands.^[20]
• Best Forex Broker Turkey 2013 by Global Banking and Finance Review.^[21]

Sponsorships

• Proud sponsor of Beşiktaş Men's Basketball Team since 2013.^{[22] [23]}
• Sponsor of 60th Annual Milliyet Sportsperson of the Year Award.^{[24] [25]}
• Diamond Elite Sponsor of the 1st Annual 2014 Istanbul Forex Exhibition by Forextraview.^[26]
• Main Sponsor of the FX World Istanbul Forex & Derivatives Expo 2014.^{[27] [28]}
• Sponsored 2014 Turkey FX Conference by Forex Magnates. ^[29]

External Links

• Integral Forex Official Website
• Integral Securities Official Website
• Ulukartal Holding Official Website
• Integral Mobile Analysis (Android)
• Integral Mobile Analysis (iOS)
• Forex Sinyalleri

See Also

• Broker
• Stockbroker
• Options broker
• Investing online
• Commodity broker
• Insurance broker
• Foreign exchange market

References

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14. "Integral Menkul and Dukascopy Shake Hands: JForex on the Turkish Market". Forex Brokerz. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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20. "Award Winners 2013". Global Brands. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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22. "Beşiktaş potada sponsorunu buldu: İntegral". Milliyet Daily News. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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24. "Milliyet Yılın Sporcusu Ödülleri". Milliyet Daily News. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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