OREANDA-NEWS On 09 October was announced, that RTS Standard set record in trading activity.

By the end of the main trading session the participants of trading had executed  28 353 trades with a record value of USD544,221,261.

The previous trading volume record was set on July 16, 2009 when the market participants transacted USD452,168,548.

RTS Standard sets a totally new standard for equity trading in Russia. It will facilitate building up the liquidity of the Russian securities market, curb counterparties’ risks and boost development of the infrastructure. It aims to attract substantial international investor interest into the local equity market due to the applied global standards of trading.