A new record trading volume of futures on the RTS Index was registered on FORTS (Futures and Options on RTS) on 3 October 2007.
The trading volume amounted to 231,007 contracts with a value of RUB 24.5 billion. The previous record in the trading volume of futures on the RTS was reached on 19 September, 2007, for an amount of RUB 23 billion.
The derivatives market of RTS is FORTS. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001 and FORTS currently has the widest range of Russian instruments. These are 58 contracts on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, gas and gold.
In 2006, the trading volume on FORTS exceeded 100 billion. In total, more than 5 million trades with 89.6 million contracts were done. In 2006, the average daily open interest on standard contracts grew by 259.5% in roubles and in December 2006 reached USD 5 billion.