The Moscow Stock Exchange announced the launch of futures trading on the Dow Jones and Russell indices. Trading of the new futures contracts will begin on March 26. These tools will help investors participate in the movement of global markets while located in Russian jurisdiction.
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On March 26, the Moscow Stock Exchange will begin trading in new futures contracts on US stock indices. This was reported by the site’s press service.
The DJ Industrial Average ETF tracks the market capitalization of companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This index consists of 30 blue chips in the market.
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF tracks the performance of the Russell 2000 index, which consists of small market capitalization companies.
The new financial instruments will allow Russian investors to participate in the movement of global markets, being under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Moscow Stock Exchange noted.
The Moscow Exchange already offers futures on exchange-traded fund shares of key global stock indices, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Nikkei 225.
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Source: RB
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