OREANDA-NEWS  On 25 November was announced, that the number of trades on FORTS hit a new record high. By the end of the main trading session the FORTS members had made as many as 235 180 trades in futures and options. The previous record was set on November 21st, 2008 when the FORTS members entered into 229 123 trades.

November 24th, 2008 also saw a record number of trades in futures contracts – 233 250 trades. The previous record was reported on November 21st, 2008 with the FORTS members making 227 591 trades.

There was also a new record number of trades in the RTS Index futures contract on November 24th, 2008. By the closure of the main trading session 150 662 trades in the RTS Index futures were made (147 166 trades in the RTSI futures as of November 14th, 2008).