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2024: Opportunity to participate in settlement futures trading in the Mosbirzhi derivatives market

MTS, digital ecosystem, May 21, 2024 announced the implementation of additional functionality applications of MTS Investments. Now users of the application will be able to participate to trade in settlement futures in the derivatives market (Moscow Exchange FORTS). For May 2024, the owners have this opportunity on, smartphones and Android then it will appear on the phones on. iOS

For MTS Investments clients, futures trading will be available on the monetary and commodity sections of the Moscow Exchange futures and options market, in particular, they will be able to purchase futures for foreign currency pairs, oil, gas and metals. The futures section is located in the carousel of investment instruments in the MTS Investments application on the "What to buy" screen. At the same time, the transaction commission is only from 7 to 10 rubles, depending on the selected tariff. To start trading unqualified investors at the request of the Bank of Russia, it is necessary to pass a short test, which will open directly when trying to buy the first futures, if the client does not have the status of a qualified investor. The test, training course and the possibility of obtaining the status of a qualified investor are available in the application.

The derivatives market is becoming more and more popular with Russian private investors, as it makes it possible to make money on changes in energy prices, precious and non-ferrous metals and exchange rates without the need for their storage and the risk of blocking. In addition, derivatives enhance the ability to diversify the portfolio of assets and hedge risks. Seeing the great interest of customers in this segment of the stock market, the MTS Fintech team made an update to the MTS Investments application so that customers can trade futures directly from their phone, − said Roman Stepanov, head of the MTS Investments service.