Published on: 2026-07-10
Source: Moscow Exchange –
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On July 14, 2026, trading will start on the Moscow Exchange’s derivatives market for the WTI crude oil futures contract. The new contract is aimed at a wide range of market participants and complements the Moscow Exchange’s lineup of settlement instruments for energy carriers.
Light low-sulfur WTI crude oil is one of the key benchmarks of the global commodity market, reflecting the dynamics of the American oil market. The new contract expands opportunities for participants to implement trading strategies in the commodity segment of the Moscow Exchange derivatives market, including price risk hedging, as well as arbitrage strategies between WTI and Brent crude oil futures.
Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the Derivatives Market at Moscow Exchange:
“We see a steady demand from clients for derivatives on commodity assets. In the first half of 2026, almost 100 thousand clients conducted futures deals on energy carriers monthly, which is 52% more than a year earlier. The new futures offer a clear trading mechanism and familiar working conditions within the Moscow Exchange infrastructure. Expanding the range of derivatives on energy carriers increases the attractiveness of the Moscow Exchange’s derivatives market as the main Russian platform for implementing numerous trading strategies with global assets.”
Parameters of the calculated WTI crude oil futures contract:
- Contract code (short code) – WTI (WT);
- Underlying asset – light low-sulfur WTI crude oil;
- Quotation – in US dollars per 1 barrel;
- Lot – 10 barrels;
- The minimum price increment is 0.01 US dollars.
The specification of the new tool is posted on the Moscow Exchange website.
Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market – the leading platform for trading derivative financial instruments in Russia and Eastern European countries, combining advanced 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, three currency options, a gold option, an index option, and over 160 futures contracts and options on them, with underlying assets including stock indices, stocks, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas and other commodities, and interest rates.
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