OREANDA-NEWS. May 20, 2010. On May 19, 2010 a new trading activity record was set on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS.

By the end of the trading session the total number of trades executed on FORTS reached a record high of 824,799 thousand trades including 815,316 trades in futures contracts.

In addition, market participants made a record number of trades in FX futures contracts – 37,010 trades in the USD/RUB futures contract and 8,011 trades in the EUR/USD futures contract.

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.