Advantages of the MICEX Derivatives Market

A well-developed exchange infrastructure
The MICEX Derivatives Market infrastructure includes MICEX, the MICEX Stock Exchange, the National Mercantile Exchange, the network of regional exchange centers situated in financial and economic centers of the Russian Federation, the MICEX Settlement House, and the National Depository Center, all of which are indisputable leaders in their respective segments in terms of volume of operations.

High-tech equipment
Our powerful and reliable software and computing complex, supporting a united information and trading space in all regions of the Russian Federation, makes it possible to perform operations in real time. The boundless opportunities provided by the trading system include a high level of security, reliability, and operation without failures or technical problems, which is confirmed by over 15 years of experience.

An underlying assets markets and derivatives market that function within the framework of the same exchange
The concentration of trading turnover in the underlying assets markets within the MICEX Group creates serious potential for developing the MICEX Derivatives Market, enabling its participants to build optimal and flexible strategies for using derivative market instruments and underlying assets and to transfer funds from one market to another in real time.

A unique set of settlement services
The MICEX Settlement House provides the opportunity to perform settlements in real time and provides a full guarantee of the timeliness of settlements and safety of monetary funds. Clients’ payment orders are processed and executed immediately upon their delivery to the MICEX Settlement House.

Reliability
To guarantee that the participants in the MICEX Derivatives Market perform their obligations, a state-of-the-art risk management system has been established at the exchange that fully complies with international standards.

Supporting liquidity
The liquidity of the MICEX Derivatives Market is supported regularly by market makers who operate on the basis of fully transparent principles that are set forth in MICEX’s internal regulations, which are available to the public and comply in full with global practices.

Protecting clients’ interests
MICEX establishes requirements on the trading services rendered by Traders in the MICEX Derivatives Market to their clients. Each client has a separate client position account in the Derivatives Market trading system. Over 200 commercial banks and financial companies are members of the MICEX Derivatives Market Section and participants in the MICEX SE Derivatives Market and clients are able to contact them in order to select the optimal conditions of service.