OREANDA-NEWS. January 13, 2010. Effective January 13, 2010, in accordance with the resolution passed by the Derivatives Market Committee the size of initial margin for futures contracts on silver, platinum and palladium will be reduced. The minimum size of initial margin for these contracts will be equal to 10% of their settlement prices.

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 47 contracts (34 futures and 13 options) on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, silver, diesel oil, sugar and gold.