Russian derivatives market is among global leaders

According to a regular research of the Futures & Options World magazine, the MICES-RTS Derivatives market was ranked No 6 in the world with a total trading volume of futures and options reaching 1,098 billion contracts in 2011. The research was carried out using data from 86 of the exchanges trading derivatives.

In addition, the Russian stock exchange was placed first in the rankings of world derivatives exchanges in terms of single stock futures trading volume.  During 2011 some 355 million single stock futures contracts were traded on the Exchange, overtaking Eurex which had a total trading volume of 174.3 million contracts in 2011 and National Stock Exchange of India with 160.9 million contracts.

Moreover, the RTS Index futures contract and USD/RUB FX futures contract were ranked No 7 and No 15 respectively in the world's top-20 most liquid derivatives instruments and entered the relevant segment's top-10.
Earlier this year FORTS, the futures and options market of MICEX-RTS, was included in the top-10 global derivatives exchanges according to another respectable international organization, Futures Industry Association.

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