Published on: 2026-05-06
Source: Moscow Exchange – Московская Биржа –
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The total volume of operations in the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange for April 2026 amounted to almost 15 trillion rubles, which is 21% more compared to April of the previous year. The open interest volume in the exchange-traded derivatives market increased by 30% by the end of the month and amounted to 3 trillion rubles (2.3 trillion rubles by the end of April 2025).
Futures and options transactions on the Moscow Exchange in April were carried out by 158 thousand retail investors (+15% compared to April 2025), who opened 223 thousand active brokerage accounts (+16% compared to April 2025).
The share of private investors in the total volume of trading in exchange-traded derivatives amounted to 55%.
In April, the largest share of private investors’ transaction volume was still concentrated in commodity contracts – 55%. The share of currency futures and options was 31%, and stock and index derivatives – 14%.
In the TOP-10 most popular instruments among individuals by trading volume in April were Brent crude oil futures (BR), quarterly gold futures (GOLD), currency pair futures “US dollar-Russian ruble” (Si) and “Chinese yuan-Russian ruble” (CNY), silver contracts (SILV), perpetual futures for the “Chinese yuan-Russian ruble” exchange rate (CNYRUBF), quarterly futures on the Moscow Exchange Index (MIX), natural gas futures (NG), perpetual futures for the “US dollar-Russian ruble” exchange rate (USDRUBF), and mini Brent crude oil futures (BRM).
The share of the evening trading session in the total volume of trades on the derivatives market amounted to 15%. Morning trades in April accounted for 6% of the total trading volume. The volume of operations on the derivatives market on individual days amounted to 198 billion rubles.
Brent crude oil mini-futures ranked in the TOP-10 most popular instruments of the derivatives market among individuals for April: the contract trading volume amounted to 181.5 billion rubles, with deals made by almost 30 thousand investors.
Against the backdrop of increased demand in the energy derivatives segment in April on the Moscow Exchange’s derivatives market, trading beganfutures on gasoline and diesel, which provide the opportunity to participate in the price movement of the most demanded products of the Russian fuel and energy complex.
Also, due to the increased volatility in the bond market, there was heightened interest in futures on the government bond index (quarterly – RGBI and perpetual – RGBIF). The average daily trading volume for both contracts reached a record 1.9 billion rubles. More than 12 thousand clients made transactions with the specified contracts.
The Moscow Exchange derivatives market is 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 Moscow Exchange derivatives market trades 41 stock options, 3 currency options, a gold option, an index option, more than 160 futures and options contracts on underlying assets that include stock indices, stocks, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas and other commodities, interest rates.
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