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FORTS: Brent Futures Contract Breaches The USD100 Million Mark For The First Time

Date 02/09/2010

September 1, 2010 saw a record trading activity in the Brent futures contract, with market participants making a record number of trades (4,474 trades) for a record value of RUB3,100,321,418 (or USD100.4 million) represented by 133,685 contracts.

The previous record was set on February 12, 2010 when the trading volume in this instrument reached RUB2,212,879,479 (or USD73.4 million) or 100,527 contracts.