October 2, 2009 FORTS saw a new record number of trades executed in the futures contract on the RTS Index.
By the end of the trading session the market participants made 218,018 trades in the most liquid instrument of the Russian equity market.
The previous record was set on June 4, 2009, when 213,324 trades were transacted.
"Futures contract on the leading indicator of the Russian stock market is one of the most convenient financial instruments that allows all categories of investors to gain maximum earnings even when the market is extremely volatile", says Roman Goryunov, CEO of RTS. "This new record volume signals stronger interest in Russia as a recovery market."