OREANDA-NEWS. December 02, 2009. On November 30, 2009 the trading volume record on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, was refreshed.

By the end of the main trading session the trading volume in futures and options on FORTS hit a record high of RUB129,395,698,925 (USD4,339,530,916; USD1=RUB29.8).

The previous record was set on December 13, 2007, when the derivatives trading volume on FORTS reached RUB126,763,561,676 (USD5,186,046,085; USD1=RUB24.4).

FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, is the leading trading venue for futures and options in Russia. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 47 contracts (34 futures and 13 options) on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, silver, diesel oil, sugar and gold.