May 22, 2006

The trading week May 15-19, 2006 was marked the record high Derivatives Market members trading activity. For the first time in the MICEX FX derivatives market history the weekly turnover exceeded 1 billion US dollars or 28,7 billion rubles in terms of notional value (1 064 920 contracts) . The previous trading volume maximum was registered in the third week of March, 2006, when 987 880 contracts were traded valuing 27,6 billion rubles.

From the beginning of 2006 till May 19, trading volume in USD/RUB futures reached 10 billion US dollars in notional value, 9 times up the corresponding 2005 year figure.