OREANDA-NEWS. According to the proposal of the Derivatives Market Committee of Moscow Exchange CJSC JSCB National Clearing Centre decided to decrease the minimum initial margin for instruments on indices traded on the Derivatives Market and in the Standard Sector of the Moscow Exchange.

The decrease will take place during the evening clearing session on the 21th of February 2013.

Futures contracts/ Standard market sector instruments

Initial Margin size

Basic size*

New size
(starting from the evening
clearing session
on February 21, 2013)

RTSI

10%**

7.5%**

RTS Standard Index

10%

7.5%

MICEX Index

10%

7.5%

Troika Dialog AM, "Troika Dialog - RTS Standard Index", fund units

12%

10%

* percentage of the contract's value

** For this contract the minimum initial margin in ruble value is more designated as for the calculation of the initial margin and current usd/rub rate is used.