OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2010. RTS Stock Exchange and "Troika Dialog" asset management company were awarded "Instrument of the Year, For outstanding achievements in developing the civilized market of qualified investors in Russia" for creating open-ended mutual investment index fund "Troika Dialog - RTS Standard Index ", the first Russian  ETF (exchange traded fund) analogues. The awarding was held during the solemn ceremony "Qualified  investor 2010", initiated by IMAC Group, NAUFOR, NP "NAPF", National League of Management Companies and the  Association of Regional Banks of Russia.

Trading in the new instrument, the open-ended mutual investment index fund "Troika Dialog - RTS Standard Index" under the management of Troika Dialog  (RSTRS) was launched in August 12, 2010 on RTS Standard market.  Investment in this instrument is an efficient way for achieving investment goals with minimum level of risks.  The fund units are a flexible and liquid investment instrument, combining all the advantages of a classic investment fund and a share.

RTS Standard sets a totally new standard for equity trading in Russia. It facilitates building up the liquidity of the Russian securities market, curbs counterparties’ risks and boosts development of the infrastructure. It aims to attract substantial international investor interest into the local equity market due to the applied global standards of trading.

RTS Standard offers CCP trading in anonymous order book without full advance depositing of assets and with settlement on Tplus4. The market hours are from 10.00 am to 11.50 pm MSK. The range of instruments includes top 33 liquid securities of Russian issuers and open-ended mutual investment index fund "Troika Dialog - RTS Standard Index".