OREANDA-NEWS. On 16 January 2009 was announced, that on January 15, 2009 a record number of trades in US dollar futures contracts was registered on FORTS.

During the day-time trading session market participants made 9098 trades on this futures contract. The previous record was set the day before, on January 14, with the number of trades reaching 6218.

Amid currency market instability the futures contract on US dollar remains a safe instrument of hedging against currency risks.