RTS Trading Statistics February 2009: Derivatives Flourish In February

The derivatives market registered good volumes driven by the hedging requirements of investors in this uncertain market.

Activity on Futures and Options on RTS (FORTS) during February was extremely high, with futures volume up 58,01% to 24,5 million contracts compared with January. The number of trades in futures contracts also rose significantly by 40,10%.

RTS volumes were more stable, down 3,5% over January 2009 during February.

Total RTS Exchange and OTC market activity fell to $6,5 bln and the leading RTS Index gained 1,78% during February reaching 544,58 points.

Full statistics are provided in the accompanying tables.