OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 June 2009 was announced, that a new record was set on FORTS, RTS’s derivatives section.

By the end of the main trading session the open interest in the BRENT futures contract had hit a record high of – 793,252,266 roubles or USD25,526,942.

The previous record open interest in this contract was generated on March 26, 2009, when it reached 704,486,094.84 roubles or USD20,888,020.65.

FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, is the leading trading venue for futures and options in Russia. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 50 contracts (33 futures and 17 options) on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, silver, gas, sugar and gold.