OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2010. On June 10, 2010 a new exchange fee for direct trades on RTS Standard (on-exchange trading mode with settlement on Т+4) will become effective. Now the exchange fee of RUB 0.01 is charged for direct trades executed based on orders that are submitted by the same Brokerage Company, or by clients of the same Brokerage Company. From the above-mentioned date this fee will also apply to direct trades executed based on orders that are entered into the trading system by the same Clearing Member, or by clients of the same Clearing Member.

RTS Standard sets a totally new standard for equity trading in Russia. It will facilitate building up the liquidity of the Russian securities market, curb counterparties’ risks and boost development of the infrastructure. It aims to attract substantial international investor interest into the local equity market due to the applied global standards of trading.

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 22 liquid stocks of Russian issuers. RTS Standard also offers portfolio margining with trades made on FORTS, RTS’s derivatives section, which makes trading in all the instruments possible using a single, consolidated cash position.