Trading volumes of Russian equity derivatives remained high in August, while the Russian stockmarket suffered some of its worst falls in recent years.
Options and futures on the RTS Index of stocks on the RTS exchange traded more actively in August than in any other month this year except July.
A total of 8,716,683 futures and 1,436,793 options were traded. The RTSI futures have been traded in growing volumes over the past two years, while RTSI options have plateaued (see...