21.03.2013 10:44

Derivatives market hit record high trading volume since the beginning of 2013

Moscow Exchange's Derivatives market saw the highest level of participants" activity and turnover since the beginning of 2013.

By the end of the trading session on March 20 trading volume of RTS Index futures exceeded 2 million contracts. Total value traded on the market reached 7.16 million contracts. Market participants executed 985,000 trades for a total value of RUB319 billion.

"Volatility levels on global markets certainly influence activity of the derivatives market's participants", said Roman Sulzhyk, Managing Director of the Derivatives market at Moscow Exchange. "Moreover, the quality of the order book and the market size are improving constantly due to the Clash of the Titans competition. Up to 10% of the value traded in the RTS Index futures is now generated by the competition participants with turnover arisen out of large orders more than doubling compared to recent months".

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