During August 30, 2006 trading session of FORTS the previous futures trading record on gold was exceeded. By the end of the day the trading volume in futures on gold reached almost 22 thousand contracts and 360,1 mln RUR which is a record value. The previous record was registered on August the 18th, when, according to the trading session results, the trading volume reached 18 thousand contracts or 297,5 mln RUR.
FORTS (Futures and Options on RTS) Derivatives Market is the leading trading platform for futures and options in Russia. More than 90% of the futures contracts volume belongs to FORTS. The current volume of the open interest on futures and options in FORTS is about 3 mln contracts and an average trading volume exceeds 250 thousand contracts what makes up about 500 mln dollars US.
