New Volume Record In Options Set on Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange

The new all-time daily record in options trading - 151,5 million rubles - was set on FORTS (Futures &Options on RTS), the derivatives section of the RTS Stock Exchange. The previous all-time record, 53 million rubles, as of May 14th, 2003, was exceeded by 2.8 times. The trading volume in contracts reached 28 thousand - 2,7 times higher than May 14th, 2003, record.

On May 16th, 2003, options traded 356 times, up on the previous maximum of November 13th, 2002, of 263 times.

FORTS market participants currently trade two options :on RAO UES of Russia futures contract and "Gazprom" stock.