OREANDA-NEWS. On 28 July 2009 was announced, that July 23, 2009 saw a new record in trading volume during evening trading session on FORTS, RTS’s derivatives section.

By the end of the main trading session on July 23, 2009 the total trading volume for futures and options had reached 19,065,607,581.20 roubles or USD 614 million which accounts for 35.26% of the daily turnover.

The previous record was registered on May 28, 2009 with the total trading volume during the evening session reaching 18,371,971,385.61 roubles or USD 592,644,238.

The evening trading session on FORTS which lasts from 6:00pm to 11:50pm MSK allows all categories of investors to realize a great number of interesting strategies and protect their investments into Russian assets in volatile times.

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 50 contracts (33 futures and 17 options) on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, silver, gas, oil products, sugar and gold.