The RTS Order-driven market was the most dynamic, having grown 4.8 times to 7.1 billion US dollars. This segment's share in overall turnover of the Group jumped from 15% to 34%. The RTS Classic market also showed signs of substantial growth; the RTS Classic market turnover increased by 34%, its share in the overall turnover amounted to 29%.
FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) market total trading volume reached 7 billion dollars, 2.3 times more than in year 2002. The input of FORTS into the Group's overall turnover remained the same as in 2002 - 34%.
In October 2003 the RTS Stock Exchange launched its FOREX market, RTS Money. From October 1st through December 31st, the turnover equaled 407 million US dollars, or 2% of the total volume. As of December 31st, 2003, 20 banks traded on the market.
In 2003 the RTS Board volumes remained stable and amounted to 68 million US dollars, or 0,33% of the total turnover. RTS Bonds, the bond-trading market, contributed 67 million US dollars, or 0.32%.
| RTS Group Markets | 2002 Total Trading Volume, US dollars |
Share in Overall Turnover |
2003 Total Trading Volume, US dollars |
Share in Overall Turnover |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Order-Driven Market, including direct transactions and REPO | 1 468 662 725 | 15,41% | 7 121 155 464 | 34,25% | 384,87% |
| FORTS | 3 020 797 758 | 31,71% | 7 013 078 754 | 33,73% | 132,16% |
| Classic Market | 4 570 787 198 | 47,97% | 6 116 273 002 | 29,42% | 33,81% |
| RTS Money | - | - | 406 697 390 | 1,96% | - |
| RTS Board | 68 602 695 | 0,72% | 67 964 126 | 0,33% | -0,93% |
| IPO | 46 095 395 | 0,48% | 35 667 956 | 0,17% | -22,62% |
| RTS Bonds | 60 152 516 | 0,63% | 28 770 731 | 0,14% | -52,17% |
| Eurobonds | 292 673 827 | 3,07% | 2 302 797 | 0,01% | -99,21% |
| Exchange-traded funds | - | - | 548 682 | 0,00% | - |
| TOTAL: | 9 527 772 114 | 20 792 458 902 | 118,23% |
The RTS group is an integrated trading and settlement infrastructure that consists of the RTS Stock Exchange, RTS Technical Center, RTS Settlement Chamber and St. Petersburg Stock Exchange
