OREANDA-NEWS. August 8, 2011. On August 5, 2011 the total trading volume on FORTS exceeded USD16.003 billion (RUB445.592 billion), or 8,762,666 contracts for the first time since the beginning of 2011.  By the end of the main trading session market participants executed 1,296,428 derivatives trades.

The turnover in futures contracts alone totaled more than USD14.185 billion (RUB394.961 billion), or 8,234,485 contracts represented by 1,249,024 trades.

RTS Index futures, the top liquid instrument of the Russian securities market, traded over USD 9. 396 billion (RUB261.622 billion), or 2,586,173 contracts. The number of trades in this contract reached 786,285.

The turnover in the money section of the RTS’s derivatives market also hit a record high. The trading volume in the USD/RUB futures totaled 1,983,275 contracts. Market participants executed 84,322 trades to the value of USD2.029 billion (RUB56.501 billion).

During the evening trading session on FORTS the derivatives turnover reached USD3.244 billion (RUB91.931 billion).

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 the 1st quarter of 2011. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 54 contracts (40 futures and 14 options) on RTS Index, RTS Standard Index, shares of Russian companies, short term interest rates, currency, oil, gasoil, power, gold, silver, and sugar.