OREANDA-NEWS. February 01, 2011. The trading volume of futures and options on FORTS totaled USD 7,491,274,638 by the end of the main trading session.

Futures trading volume on FORTS also reached a record high of USD7,272,241,339.  The equity section of the derivatives market showed the largest turnover volume of USD6,073,670,864.

The previous trading record on FORTS was set on December 2, 2010 when derivatives trading volume reached USD7,399,237,172.

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, shares of Russian companies, currency, short term interest rates, oil, precious metals, and sugar.