OREANDA-NEWS. December 6, 2010. December 2, 2010 saw a number of record highs renewed. The total turnover on the derivatives market FORTS amounted to RUB232,746,704,863 or USD7,399,237,172 during the main trading session exceeding the previous record volume.

In the securities section of the derivatives market FORTS an open interest record was set, with the total open interest hitting RUB106,787,802,949 and the open interest in the RTS Index futures reaching 651,504 contracts or RUB68,624,913,387 in terms of notional value.

In the FX section of the derivatives market FORTS the trading volume in the USD/RUB exchange rate totaled RUB25,075,974,604 and the number of trades in the EUR/USD futures reached 16,581.

In addition, on December 1, 2010, the volume of trading in futures contracts reached RUB213,317,550,239 or USD6,781,566,029 during the main trading session.

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 49 contracts (36 futures and 13 options) on RTS Index, RTS Standard Index, shares of Russian companies, currency, short term interest rates, oil, precious metals, and sugar.