OREANDA-NEWS. October 26, 2010. On October 22, 2010, at the end of the trading session, the highest value of open interest volume on the RTS Standard Index futures was reached  on FORTS, the futures and options market of RTS, since the contract’s launch. 

By 6:45 PM MSK the total open interest volume on the instrument (with the RTSS code) amounted to USD1,152,254 (RUB2,186,850,300) or 20,980 contracts. The previous record  had been set on October 21, 2010, when the open interest volume totaled USD54,741,133 (RUB1,685,851,720), representing 16,058 contracts.

Trading in RTS Standard Index futures started on February 15, 2010. Through using this instrument, a wide circle of investors gain the opportunity for additional return, whilst also implementing  new trading ideas and composite strategies.

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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.