On January 22, 2010 a new trading record was set on the RTS Index futures contract, the most liquid instrument of the Russian financial market.
The trading volume in this contract reached RUB 90.061 billion or USD 3.027 billion in terms of notional value by the end of the trading session.
The previous record in trading volume was seen on October 29, 2009 when the RTS Index futures traded RUB86.931 billion or USD 2.979 billion in terms of notional value.