Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –
The total volume of transactions on the Moscow Exchange futures market as of the end of April 2025 amounted to 12 trillion rubles (7 trillion rubles in April 2024). The volume of open positions at the end of the month was 2.2 trillion rubles (1.9 trillion rubles in April 2024).
In April 2025, 194 thousand clients concluded futures and options transactions on the Moscow Exchange (146 thousand in April 2024). The share of individuals in the total volume of exchange derivatives trading was 61%.
The most popular instruments in terms of the number of clients with open positions at the end of April were quarterly and perpetual futures on currency contracts “Chinese yuan – Russian ruble” (CNY and CNYRUBF), “US dollar – Russian ruble” (Si and USDRUBF), as well as monthly futures on natural gas (NG).
The share of the evening trading session in the total trading volume on the futures market was 17%. The top 5 popular instruments by trading volume in the evening period included futures on natural gas (NG), gold (GOLD), the Moscow Exchange Index (MIX), quarterly contracts on the US dollar – Russian ruble currency pairs (Si) and the RTS Index (RTS).
Morning trading in April accounted for 5% of the total trading volume. Most of all, clients traded quarterly gold futures (GOLD), the Moscow Exchange Index (MIX), the US dollar-Russian ruble (Si) and Chinese yuan-Russian ruble (CNY) currency pairs, and RTS Index futures (RTS).
In April, trading in a new instrument began on the Moscow Exchange futures market. European natural gas futures settlement contract TTF (TTF). The range of derivatives on foreign assets has been expanded cash-settled contracts for shares of the investment fund Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ). The fund tracks the Nasdaq PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index, which includes 30 leading companies involved in the development, production and distribution of semiconductors. Trading also began premium options on shares of two more issuers.
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