OREANDA-NEWS. October 06, 2010. For the period from July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 the trading volume on FORTS, derivatives section of RTS, reached RUB7,158.2 billion or 152.5 million contracts, including RUB947.7 billion during the evening trading session. As of the end of the reviewed period the open interest stood at RUB179.8 billion or 4.96 million contracts.

In III Quarter the trading volume in the cash-settled gasoil futures contract that was launched by RTS Group and Saint Petersburg Exchange reached RUB645.7 million or 38.8 thousand contracts. The trading volume in the power futures contract that was also recently introduced by RTS Group and Moscow Energy Exchange reached RUB849.1 million or 29.1 thousand contracts.

 

III Quarter2010

II Quarter2010

Change, %

Futures contracts

 

 

 

Trading volume, rubles

6,816,563,011,553

7,324,344,370,968

-6.93%

Trading volume, contracts

147,187,059

157,719,373

-6.68%

Number of trades

29,242,913

33,310,382

-12.21%

Total open interest, rubles

118,292,463,700

105,724,621,638

11.89%

Total open interest, contracts

4,016,982

3,601,948

11.52%

Options Contracts

 

 

 

Trading volume, rubles

341,590,908,789

307,900,310,215

10.94%

Trading volume, contracts

5,353,431

6,920,706

-22.65%

Number of trades

524,587

484,117

8.36%

Total open interest, rubles

61,500,521,950

33,764,306,289

82.15%

Total open interest, contracts

944,906

785,434

20.30%

Total

 

 

 

Trading volume, rubles

7,158,153,920,341

7,632,244,681,183

-6.21%

Trading volume, contracts

152,540,490

164,640,079

-7.35%

Number of trades

29,767,500

33,794,499

-11.92%

Total open interest, rubles

179,792,985,649

139,488,927,926

28.89%

Total open interest, contracts

4,961,888

4,387,382

13.09%