OREANDA-NEWS. August 10, 2011. On August 8, 2011 by 6.45pm MSK the trading volume in futures contracts on RTS Index amounted to USD10,553,121,366 (RUB299,056,463,903) or 3,019,242 contracts, setting a new trading record since 2005. 918,220 trades on the most liquid instrument of the stock market were executed by the end of the day.

The total trading volume on FORTS also hit a new record high of USD16,233,256243 (RUB460,021,262,075). Market participants executed 1,440,842 trades.

The turnover in futures on the RTS derivatives market made up USD14,610,313,929 (RUB414,029,998,184).

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.