Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –
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The total volume of transactions on the Moscow Exchange futures market as of the end of July 2025 amounted to 10 trillion rubles (6.7 trillion rubles in July 2024). The volume of open positions at the end of the month was 2.7 trillion rubles (1.8 trillion rubles as of the end of July 2024).
In July 2025, 189 thousand clients concluded futures and options transactions on the Moscow Exchange (129 thousand in July 2024). The share of individuals in the total volume of exchange derivatives trading was 54%.
34% of the volume of transactions by individuals was in commodity futures and options, the share of currency derivatives was 33%, and derivatives on indices and shares – 33%.
The share of the evening trading session in the total trading volume on the futures market was 12%. Morning trading in July accounted for 5% of the total trading volume.
The most popular instruments in individuals' portfoliosy1sh As of the end of July, there were quarterly futures on the currency pairs “US dollar – Russian ruble” (Si) and “Chinese yuan – Russian ruble” (CNY), perpetual contracts on these currency pairs (USDRUBF and CNYRUBF), futures on Henry Hub gas (NG), perpetual futures on the Moscow Exchange Index (IMOEX), futures on the RGBI index (RGBI), quarterly futures on the Moscow Exchange Index (mini) (MXI), silver (SILV) and gold (GOLD).
Due to the easing of monetary policy and increased activity in the bond market, contracts on the RGBI government bond index entered the top 10 instruments of the futures market for open positions of individuals in July. Almost 13 thousand clients traded this instrument in July, which is the maximum value since the launch of the contract.
Against the backdrop of rising prices for platinum and palladium on the international market, average daily trading volumes in platinum (PLT) and palladium (PLD) futures contracts in July exceeded 6 and 4 billion rubles, respectively, which are record values since the launch of the instruments in 2009.
Moscow Exchange Urgent Market – the leading platform for trading derivative financial instruments in Russia and Eastern Europe, which combines developed infrastructure, reliability and guarantees, as well as the most modern technologies for trading futures and options. Today, the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange trades 41 stock options, 3 currency options, a gold option, an index option, over 150 futures contracts and options on them, the underlying assets of which are stock indices, shares, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas and other goods, interest rates.
y1sh The calculation is made based on the number of unique individuals who have open positions in the specified instruments. Contact information for the media 7 (495) 363-3232Pr@moex.kom
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