RTS Stock Exchange will increase collateral rules and regulations, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Russian bourse’s new requirement will affect investors trading billions of dollars a day in futures on equity indexes and currencies. According to the new regulations, customers acquiring RTS Index futures will require collateral of 10%, instead of 7.5% of their investment. Moscow’s Micex exchange has also rolled out similar higher collateral requirements.
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