RTS – FORTS: Trading Volume Of Futures Contracts On RTS Index Has Exceeded 23 Billion Rubles

On September 19, 2007 on FORTS (Futures and Options on RTS) Derivatives Market a new record trading volume of futures on RTS Index was registered. By the trading day results, the trading volume made up 223 375 contracts or 23 billion rubles.

The previous record in trading volume of futures contracts on RTS Index was registered on August 21, 2007 and made up 21,8 billion rubles.

Derivatives market of RTS – FORTS is a leading trading ground in trading on futures and options in Russia. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001. At present FORTS has the widest range of financial instruments. These are 58 contracts (39 futures and 19 options) on the shares of Russian companies, bonds, short-term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, gold and gas oil.

Trading volume on FORTS in 2006 exceeded 100 billion dollars. All in all in 2006 on FORTS there were more than 5 million trades made with 89,6 million contracts. Average daily open interest on standard contracts in 2006 grew by 259,5% in rubles and in December reached 5 billion dollars.