OREANDA-NEWS. July 06, 2015. As part of a promotional campaign, Moscow Exchange will reduce trading fees by 50% for the period 3 July to 31 December 2015 for options on equity futures of the following issuers: 

·       Gazprom

·       Rosneft

·       Sberbank (ords)

·       Lukoil

·       Surgutneftegas (ords)

·       Norilsk Nickel

·       Transneft

·       VTB Bank

"The long-term development of the options market is a key priority for us. In May, we abolished fees for ineffective trades in options, and now we are taking the step to reduce the cost of trading a number of options instruments. We expect that such measures will support the market and open up new vistas", said Kirill Pestov, Derivatives Market Managing Director.