Type Private Headquarters Istanbul Founded 1998 | Parent Integral Securities Founder Sabri Hakkı Ulukartal Number of employees 150 | |
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Industry Financial services, Money market, Foreign exchange market 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 Website | ||
Integral Forex, a branch of Integral Securities (Turkish: Integral Yatirim Menkul Degerler), is a Turkey-based financial trading services provider specialized in foreign exchange (forex) and contract for difference (CFD) brokerage.
Contents
- History
- Trading Platforms
- Mobile Analysis Application
- Regulation Licenses
- Honors Awards
- Sponsorships
- References
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).
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)
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.
The parent company Integral Securities is one of the first 7 forex firms to be licensed temporarily by the CMB in 2011. Integral Securities is one of the first 3 forex firms to obtain a full forex license in Turkey by the CMB in March 2012. The company also has derivatives trading licenses with the Borsa Istanbul (BIST).
Integral Forex has formed a partnership in March 2013, with the Swiss forex bank Dukascopy, and became the first broker to provide Swiss-made trading platform JForex to its clients in Turkey.
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.
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.