OREANDA-NEWS. October 07, 2010. FORTS, futures and options market of RTS, celebrated 9 years.

On FORTS 9th birthday, RTS Stock Exchange awarded companies who have been the most active in the market.

CJSC "BANK CREDIT SUISSE (MOSCOW)" was appreciated as the best international bank on FORTS, derivative market of RTS, due to it’s valuable contribution to the futures and options market development.

FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, is the leading trading venue for futures and options in Russia. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001. According to the Futures Industry Association the derivatives market of RTS is among the TOP-10 global derivatives exchanges based on the results of 2009. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 46 contracts (33 futures and 13 options) on RTS Index, shares of Russian companies, short term interest rates, currency, oil, gold, silver, and sugar.