OREANDA-NEWS. On 21 April 2009 was announced, that effective April 23, 2009 RTS will launch trading on RTS Standard, a front-rank cash equity market that will set a totally new standard for equity trading in Russia.

RTS Standard is the response to new market requirements aimed at meeting today's business challenges through a clear focus on local exchange infrastructure innovation.

RTS Standard is based on the up-to-date global standards of exchange trading. The new market has been designed with regard to the current trends witnessed on the Russian cash equity market and its specific features.

RTS Standard offers CCP trading in anonymous order book without full advance depositing of assets and with settlement on T+4. The market hours are from 10.30 am to 11.50 pm MSK. The range of instruments includes top liquid stocks of Russian issuers. RTS Standard also offers portfolio margining with trades made on FORTS, RTS derivatives section, which makes trading in all the instruments possible using a single, consolidated cash position.

RTS Standard has been developed in line with the government initiative on establishing a global financial center in Moscow. RTS Standard will facilitate building up the liquidity of the Russian securities market, curb counterparties’ risks and boost development of the infrastructure. In addition, the new trading venue, where a global standard of trading has been implemented, aims to attract solid foreign investor interest towards the local equity market.