OREANDA-NEWS. May 11, 2010. On May 6, 2010 a new evening session trading record was set on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS with RUB42.964 billion or USD1.418 billion in value traded. It is the highest value since the launch of the evening trading session on FORTS.

The previous record was seen on April 28, 2010, when evening trading on FORTS exceeded RUB34.755 billion or USD1.182 billion.

The panic that hit global financial and FX markets on May 6, 2010 after 7.00 pm MSK, drove the trading volumes up during the evening trading session on the Russian market. Thanks to the opportunity to trade in securities and derivatives on RTS Standard and FORTS from 7.00 pm until 11.50 MSK Russian investors can immediately react to the global cues and manage their positions before the market opens in the morning to compensate for the assumed gaps at the opening.

FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, is the leading trading venue for futures and options in Russia. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001. According to the Futures Industry Association the derivatives market of RTS is among the TOP-10 global derivatives exchanges based on the results of 2009. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 47 contracts (34 futures and 13 options) on RTS Index, RTS Standard Index, shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, oil, gasoil, gold, silver, and sugar.