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  • RTS FORTS: Weekly Data February 17th-February 21st

    Date 25/02/2003

    For the week of February 17th - February 21st, 2003, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 502 thousand contracts, or 2 167 million rubles in underlying value, down from 742 thousand contracts and 3 190 million rubles last week. The number of trades reached 12 289, down from last week's 17 965 trades. Total open interest, as of February 14, 2003, increased by 5% in contracts to 392 thousand contracts and 4% in rubles to 1,692 million rubles.

  • RTS Classic Market: Weekly Data February 17th-February 21st

    Date 25/02/2003

    For the week of February 17th - February 21st, 2003, the RTS Index inched up 0.80% and closed at 373.88. The RTS Technical Index posted the 0.70% gain and reached 410.18. The week's top gainers include Severstal common shares (CHMF) that climbed 14.80% and reached $60.5, Novosibirskenergo preferred shares (NVNGP) that gained 14.22% and closed at $2.45 and Rostelecom preferred shares (RTKMP) that reached $0.924, up 10% on last closing.

  • RTS Bonds: Weekly Data February 17th-February 21st

    Date 25/02/2003

    For the week of February 17 - February 21st, 2003, total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, governmental, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, skyrocketed by 118%, from 1 091 thousand US dollars to 2 383 thousand for the week of February 10th. The number of trades increased by 47% and equaled 17.

  • Nymex To Change Margin Rates On Henry Hub Natural Gas, Swap, e-miNY Futures, And Certain Natural Gas Basis Contracts

    Date 25/02/2003

    The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will change the rates on its Henry Hub natural gas futures, swap futures, e-miNY futures, and certain natural gas basis contracts, as of the close of business tomorrow.

  • Nasdaq Liffe Markets Announces Security Futures Contracts Designed To Address Reconstitution Risk Of The Russell iShares Index

    Date 25/02/2003

    Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today new contracts on each of the five Russell iShares ETFs that NQLX currently lists. The new July 2003 contract offers traders a way to manage the risks associated with the annual reconstitution of Russell's family of U.S. indices.