Private | |
Industry | Financial services, Money market, Foreign exchange market |
Founded | 1998 Forex branch est. 2009 |
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Founder | Sabri Hakkı Ulukartal |
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
Key people
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Cenk Ulukartal (Chairman) Kıvanç Memişoğlu (CEO) |
Services | Retail forex trading, Currency Trading, online trading |
Number of employees
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150+ |
Parent | Integral Securities |
Website | https://www.integralforex.com.tr |
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.
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.
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).