Spot Energy Market Training held jointly by VIOP and Energy Traders Association

Spot Energy Market Training held jointly by VIOP and Energy Traders Association
9/3/2015
Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) and Energy Traders Association jointly held a “Spot Energy Market Training” aimed at intermediary institutions on September 2, 2015.

During the training, valuable speakers from the energy sector as well as VIOP officials informed the participants about the general outlook of the Turkish energy markets, energy trade in Turkey (OTC and on VIOP), price discovery in the spot energy market and VIOP base price electricity futures contracts.

During the “Spot Energy Market Training”, the participants spoke highly of VIOP’s current studies aimed at ensuring increased liquidity and depth in the Turkish energy markets, Europe’s fastest growing and the world’s sixth largest spot energy market. The participants also gave a positive opinion on the electricity derivatives contracts planned to be launched on VIOP following the Nasdaq transformation.

VIOP electricty futures contracts allow electricity investors to manage risks under Takasbank guarantee, free of counter-party risk. The increased traded value in the electricity contracts in the last quarter is expected to further increase in the forthcoming period.

Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) offers a wide range of derivatives products from Equities to FX; Power to Steel. With Central Counterparty Clearing for managing all kinds of risks, and its increasing liquidity, VIOP is the preferred risk management platform of the region.