OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 January 2009 was announced, that for the week of January 11 – January 16, 2009 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 106,0 bln. roubles or 4,5 mln. contracts, including 22,3 bln. roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, January 16, 2009 reached 46,3 bln. roubles or 2,2 mln. contracts.

   Week January 11 – 16 Week December 29 – 31     Change, %  
 Futures contracts 
 Trading volume, rubles  101 835 504 954   15 263 900 559   567,17% 
 Trading volume, contracts               4 339 059                692 157   526,89% 
 Number of trades                  889 306                149 391   495,29%
 Total open interest, rubles     34 833 619 760   28 075 935 841      24,07% 
 Total open interest, contracts               1 638 006             1 260 344      29,96%
 Options Contracts        
 Trading volume, rubles  4 181 916 544 015              1 536 223  172,22%
 Trading volume, contracts                      156 255                   53 540   191,85%
  Number of trades                        11 638                     3 542    228,57%
 Total open interest, rubles         11 514 064 183   10 057 479 299       14,48%
 Total open interest, contracts                      579 208                501 582      15,48%
 Total       
 Trading volume, rubles      106 017 421 498   16 800 123 574   531,05%
 Trading volume, contracts                   4 495 314                745 697   502,83% 
 Number of trades                       900 944                152 933    489,11%
 Total open interest, rubles         46 347 683 943   38 133 415 140      21,54%
 Total open interest, contracts                   2 217 214             1 761 926      25,84%