OREANDA-NEWS. On 24 March 2009 was announced, that the March futures contract on granulated sugar produced in accordance with all-Union State Standard 21-94 expired.

The market participants held to delivery 65 contracts representing 325 tons of sugar.

Delivery was effected on March 20, 2009 from sugar mills located in Voronezh Region to a railway station in Omsk.

The counterparties performed their settlement obligations in full compliance with the exchange regulations.

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 48 contracts (31 futures and 17 options) on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, silver, gas, oil, sugar and gold.