TCMA ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Free Training for University Students In 2018, the Association continued to offer free training to students attending the relevant departments of universities, an initiative commenced in 2012. Quotas for 5 students were reserved in each of the licensing exam preparation programs, professional development and personal development courses, which were allocated free of charge on a first-apply, first-served basis. During 2018, a total of 7 students attended the Association’s training programs within the scope of the free quotas assigned. Turkish Capital Markets Association (TCMA) Training Social Media Accounts Launched in July 2016 with the objective of announcing our training activities and discussing current educational matters, “Birlikte Egitim” (TCMA Training) LinkedIn group’s followers reached 320 people. While Facebook page reached more than 3,400 fans, the number of the followers on the Twitter account went up to 587. Risk Management and Hedging in Volatile Markets Initiated in 2017 as a cooperative effort with our members, the investor training on “Risk Management and Hedging in Volatile Markets” continued in 2018. The program is intended to inform those who are exposed to exchange rate risk, investors and interested parties on derivatives, risk management and hedging, and to raise awareness on the same. A total of 465 people took part in the investor training programs organized in cooperation with Antalya, Bursa, Kocaeli, and Ankara Chambers of Industry with market specialist speaker support from our members Deutsche Securities, Gedik Investment, Integral Investment, Is Investment, Halk Invest, Phillip Capital, and Saxo Capital Markets, and with the contribution of renowned economists. Employees from banks and intermediary institutions, university students, individual investors, manufacturing industry employees, independent accountants and financial advisers made up the majority of participants. Companies that extended speaker support to the investor training also responded to participants’ questions at the stands they set up in the exhibition space where the training was given. Through a lot drawn, training participants were given “Commemorative Coins Kit of Turkish States in History” as a gift. Risk Management and Hedging in Volatile Markets Date Training Host Chambers of Industry Number of Participants 18 January 2018 Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry 100 20 September 2018 Kocaeli Chamber of Industry 100 17 October 2018 Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry 165 1 November 2018 Ankara Chamber of Industry 100 Total 465 The investor training organized with Denizli Chamber of Industry The investor training organized with Ankara Chamber of Industry 47 TCMA 2018 ANNUAL REPORT