Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Central Bank of Russia
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The growth rate of the Russian derivatives market in 2024 and the first half of 2025 decreased due to limited access to external markets.
Foreign currency derivatives transactions stabilized in 2025. The decline in foreign currency settlements for foreign trade transactions limits the potential of this market segment.
The volume of interest-bearing derivatives has increased slightly, but the prolonged period of tight monetary conditions and the expectation of their gradual easing are reducing interest in hedging interest rate risks.
The lack of Russian indicators that accurately reflect current prices hinders the development of commodity derivatives. Only derivatives on precious metals are the most actively traded.
Exchange-traded derivatives are developing quite dynamically. The volume of open positions in futures contracts on the Moscow Exchange's derivatives market has grown by almost a third. The most significant increase was in the money market section.
Read more in the information and analytical material Derivatives Market.
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