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The first transactions on FORTS, derivative market of RTS, were concluded on September 19, 2001, nine years ago. FORTS is currently the leading trading venue for futures and options in Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe. The most liquid instrument on the Russian stock market is the futures on the RTS Index, with daily trading turnover of USD3 billion.FORTS sees approximately 1 million trades with a value of USD4 billion on a daily basis. The average daily number of trades amounts to 2.5 million contracts. As a comparison, in September 2001, at the start of trading on FORTS, the daily trading volume did not exceed USD2million.
According to the Futures Industry Association the derivatives market of RTS is among the TOP-10 global derivatives exchanges in terms of derivatives trading volume based on the results of the first six months of 2010.
The ongoing development of technologies and implementation of new instruments on FORTS give investors the opportunity to build the most effective strategies. Concluding options and futures contracts allows market participants to hedge currency risks, invest in oil, gasoil, gold, silver, platinum, palladium as well as in shares of the most liquid Russian companies.
On FORTS 9th birthday, RTS Stock Exchange awarded companies who have been the most active in the market.
The following companies were among them:
- The best company on FORTS futures and options market - JSC "Investment Company "ITInvest".
- The best company on FORTS currency market - Metallinvestbank OJSCo SKB.
- The best company on FORTS commodity market - Solid Investments ZAO.
- The best international bank on FORTS futures and options market - CJSC "BANK CREDIT SUISSE (MOSCOW)".
Discovery of the year on FORTS futures and options market - Obrazovanie CB (ZAO).
RTS Stock Exchange would like to thank everybody who has been working with us over the years and wishes many happy returns to FORTS market participants!
