RTS Stock Exchange: Anonymous Trading Guarantee Fund Increased By 1,5 times

On January 23rd, 2006, the Board of Directors of the "Russian Trading System" Stock Exchange decided to increase the size of the Guarantee fund used to safeguard electronic (anonymous) transactions on the Classic Market by 1,5 times – from 90 to 135 million rubles.

Electronic (anonymous) trading guarantee fund was established on November 15th, 2005, when Anonymous Market was launched on RTS, to minimize risks associated with anonymous (electronic) transactions. At the time the size of the fund formed from RTS assets equaled 90 million rubles.