Moscow Exchange Launches Trading in Futures on Yandex N.V. Ordinary Shares
Futures contracts on Yandex N.V. ordinary shares will start trading on the Derivatives Market of the Moscow Exchange on June 4. Russian trading participants will be able to invest in a liquid asset without incurring additional costs or needing to enter foreign trading floors.
This is the first Russian exchange-traded contract on shares traded on foreign trading floors. The introduction of this new derivatives instrument to the Russian market has been driven by recent changes in regulations adopted by Russia"s Federal Financial Markets Service.
Futures contracts on Yandex N.V. ordinary shares with settlement in September and December 2013 will start trading on the Derivatives Market of the Moscow Exchange on June 4, 2013.
Contact brief specification:
| Underlying asset | Yandex N.V. ordinary shares |
| Contract name | Futures contract on Yandex N.V. ordinary shares |
| Contract code | YNDX ( short – YA) |
| Contract type | Cash-settled contract |
| Quote currency | USD |
| Lot | 100 shares |
| Tick | USD 0.01 |
| Tick value | USD1 |
| Settlement months | Quarterly (March, June, September, December) |
| Last trading date/Settlement date | 15 (fifteenth) day of the Contract"s settlement month of the settlement year |
| Settlement price | YNDX price following the results of NASDAQ trades (close price) on the last trading day in the futures contract on the Moscow Exchange |
| Initial Margin | 15% |
| Exchange fee | RUB2 |
For further information, please contact the Public Relations Department at (495) 363-3232.