The volume of transactions on the derivatives market of the Moscow Stock Exchange in September 2026 amounted to 20.6 trillion rubles. This is 75% higher than in September 2025, according to the exchange's website.
The average daily volume of futures and options transactions reached 908 billion rubles, and the volume of open positions in the exchange–traded derivatives market reached 2.8 trillion rubles.
Futures and options transactions on the stock exchange were carried out by 153 thousand unique customers in September, which is an increase of 7.1% compared to the same period last year.
The trading volume of individuals on the futures market in September increased by 31% to 9 trillion rubles. Currency derivatives accounted for 37% of the volume of transactions of private investors in August, commodity futures and options accounted for 34%, and stock and index derivatives accounted for 29%.
The top ten most popular instruments among individuals in terms of volume of transactions in September included futures on the Moscow Exchange Index, the currency pairs "US dollar-Russian ruble" and "Chinese yuan-Russian ruble", quarterly futures for oil Brent (BR) and gold, eternal futures for the pair "Chinese yuan-Russian ruble" and on the Moscow Exchange index, silver futures and natural gas contracts, eternal futures for the pair "US dollar-Russian ruble".
