OREANDA-NEWS. October 10, 2011. For the period from July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011 the trading volume on FORTS, derivatives section of RTS, reached RUB16,591.33 billion or 325.55 million contracts, including RUB2,387.18 billion during the evening trading session. As of the end of the reviewed period the open interest stood at RUB240.32 billion or 6.11 million contracts.

In the III Quarter the trading volume of the futures contract on oil products and agricultural products launched jointly between RTS Group and Saint Petersburg Exchange, reached a value of RUB2,243.65 million or 167.29 thousand contracts. The trading volume of the power futures contract launched by RTS Group and OJSC Moscow Energy Exchange reached RUB18,477.71 million or 376.32 thousand contracts.

 

III 2011

II 2011

Change, %

Futures contracts

Trading volume, rubles

15,452,565,272,230

12,730,924,120,946

21.38%

Trading volume, contracts

312,234,067

233,096,392

33.95%

Number of trades

61,969,394

45,909,164

34.98%

Total open interest, rubles

161,068,426,167

189,343,337,580

-14.93%

Total open interest, contracts

4,871,000

5,052,590

-3.59%

Options Contracts

 

 

Trading volume, rubles

1,138,766,321,280

1,263,504,841,034

-9.87%

Trading volume, contracts

13,312,678

13,955,647

-4.61%

Number of trades

1,225,524

1,211,513

1.16%

Total open interest, rubles

79,249,206,062

133,783,149,922

-40.76%

Total open interest, contracts

1,241,582

1,559,456

-20.38%

Total

Trading volume, rubles

16,591,331,593,510

13,994,428,961,980

18.56%

Trading volume, contracts

325,546,745

247,052,039

31.77%

Number of trades

63,194,918

47,120,677

34.11%

Total open interest, rubles

240,317,632,230

323,126,487,502

-25.63%

Total open interest, contracts

6,112,582

6,612,046

-7.55%