Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

RTS Index Futures Trading Volume Exceeds USD2.6 Billion

Date 21/10/2009

On October 20, 2009 trading activity records were reset on FORTS, RTS’s derivatives section.

By the end of the main trading session market participants had executed a record number of trades in futures and options – 476,028 trades.

The previous record was set on October 15, 2009, when the market participants entered into 456,735 trades.

In addition, the number of trades and the trading volume in the RTS Index futures contract also reached new record highs – 299,605 trades with a value of USD2.6 billion.

The previous record number of trades for a record value was seen on October 13, 2009, when the market participants transacted 250,231 trades with a value of USD2.4 billion.