Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) reached an all-time-high traded value of TL 475 million in USDTRY Futures Contracts on December 16, 2014.
Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) reached an all-time-high traded value of TL 475 million in USDTRY futures contracts on December 16, 2014. Number of contracts in USDTRY futures was 198 thousand 858. Furthermore, a new record of total order volume was broken in VIOP, with the number of orders reaching 272 thousand 299.
In addition to USDTRY futures contracts, Borsa İstanbul offered USDTRY currency options on May 16, 2014, and aims to become a center where currency risk can be efficiently managed.
On the other hand, 2014 was a year of records for the Derivatives Market (VIOP). The traded value in the Derivatives Market reached an all-time-high of TL 4.3 billion on August 27, 2014. On that day, 497,864 contracts were traded, with the total number of orders reaching 133,198.
Furthermore, open positions on futures contracts on BIST 30 Index reached an all-time-high with 355,000 contracts on March 17, 2014. Open positions for all futures and options contracts traded on VIOP reached 670,000, registering a record, on October 30, 2014.
| All-time-high | Date | Value |
| Total Traded Value | August, 27, 2014 | TRY 4,282,541,246 |
| US$/TRY Futures Contracts Traded Value | December 16, 2014 | TRY 474,805,058 |
| Open positions in BIST 30 Index contracts | March 17, 2014 | 354,724 |
| Total Number of Open Positions | October 30, 2014 | 669,762 |
With its wide range of products, Borsa İstanbul VIOP continues to respond to investors’ needs. Thanks to the new market making model, new records are expected in currency futures and options contracts.
