Friday, February 25, 2022

"Moscow Exchange launches trading in Russian Government Bond Index futures"

The past tense is inaccurate.

From the MOEX:

22.02.2022 16:10

On 28 February 2022, the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market will start trading a cash-settled futures contract on the Russian Government Bond Index (RGBI).

The new instrument provides Russian and foreign investors with additional opportunities to diversify and hedge their securities portfolios, including by opening a position on the entire government bond segment in one transaction, without the need to purchase individual securities....

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Future tense may be inaccurate as well.

In other Russian exchange news, from Trading Economics: 

The ruble-backed MOEX Russia Index gained as much as 22% to above 2500 before setting around 2300 on Friday, partially recovering from a 33.3% plunge in the previous session. Traders continue to follow the crisis in Ukraine and digest new harsh sanctions on Russia following the attack on Ukraine. US sanctions include banking, technology and aerospace sectors and the EU will freeze Russian assets in the bloc and halt its banks' access to European financial markets....

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