Published on: 2026-10-09
Source: Moscow Exchange –
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The total volume of operations in the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange for September 2026 amounted to 20.6 trillion rubles, which is 75% more compared to September of the previous year. The average daily volume of futures and options transactions reached 908 billion rubles. The volume of open positions in the exchange-traded derivatives market at the end of the month amounted to 2.8 trillion rubles.
Futures and options transactions on the Moscow Exchange in September were made by more than 153 thousand unique clients (+7.1% compared to September 2025). The number of active client accounts increased by 8.7% compared to September last year, reaching 219 thousand.
The total trading volume of individuals in the derivatives market increased by 31% in September and exceeded 9 trillion rubles. In August, 37% of private investors’ transactions were in currency derivatives, 34% in commodity futures and options, and 29% in equity and index derivatives.
The TOP-10 most popular tools among individuals by transaction volume in September included[1] futures on the Moscow Exchange Index (MIX), currency pairs “US dollar-Russian ruble” (Si) and “Chinese yuan-Russian ruble” (CNY), quarterly futures on Brent oil (BR) and gold (GOLD), perpetual futures on the “Chinese yuan-Russian ruble” pair (CNYRUBF) and on the Moscow Exchange index (IMOEXF), futures on silver (SILV) and natural gas contracts (NG), perpetual futures on the “US dollar-Russian ruble” pair (USDRUBF).
The share of the evening trading session in the total volume of trading in the derivatives market was 11.3%. Morning trades in September accounted for 5.2% of the total trading volume. The volume of transactions on weekends in the derivatives market amounted to 131 billion rubles.
High trading activity in September was observed in the currency futures segment. The average daily trading volumes for several instruments reached historic highs by the end of the month: quarterly futures on the “Chinese yuan-Russian ruble” pair (CNY) – 164.7 billion rubles (+12.8% compared to June 2026), perpetual futures on the “Chinese yuan-Russian ruble” (CNYRUBF) – 60.5 billion rubles (+11% compared to March 2026), and perpetual futures on the “euro-Russian ruble” pair (EURRUBF) – 2.7 billion rubles (+13.9% compared to June 2026).
The maximum average daily trading volume was also recorded in quarterly mini futures on gold (GOLDM), amounting to 1.8 billion rubles (+12.5% compared to August 2026)
In September, trading began on the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange perpetual futures on the indices of five cryptocurrencies, 20 perpetual futures contracts settled on shares of foreign companies, as well as futures contract on the Key Rate Index.
The Moscow Exchange derivatives market is the leading platform for trading derivative financial instruments in Russia and Eastern European countries, combining developed infrastructure, reliability and guarantees, as well as the most advanced 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 contracts and options on them, with underlying assets including stock indexes, stocks, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas and other commodities, and interest rates.
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