OREANDA-NEWS. September 16, 2010. On September 14, 2010 a new trading record was set on the currency section of FORTS, futures and options market of RTS.

Trading volume of the EUR/USD FX futures contracts amounted to 333,002 contacts or RUB13,197,811,223.

The previous trading record in terms of volume of this instrument was set on June 3, 2009 where trading volume of the EUR/USD futures totaled 289,547 contracts or RUB12,649,340,420.

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 46 contracts (33 futures and 13 options) on RTS Index, shares of Russian companies,  short term interest rates, currency, oil,  gold, silver, and sugar.