Russian Stock Exchange
Many traders who have been burned at least once on the Forex currency exchange are forever disappointed in the opportunity to earn money and abandon this type of activity.
Also, most beginners who first became acquainted with the world of the stock exchange through the currency exchange, for some reason, do not perceive the stock exchange, arguing that its financial instruments are quite complex and difficult to predict.
However, in fact, the stock exchange appeared much earlier than the foreign exchange market, and instruments that seem complex at first glance have an order of magnitude higher value and are much easier to predict than the ultra-liquid foreign exchange market.
Have you ever thought about becoming a shareholder in Gazprom or Lukoil, or maybe you are interested in other oil producing companies or the banking sector?
Having seen all these questions, you probably thought ironically with a smile, because trading only on the foreign exchange market, you had never even dreamed of such prospects. Just imagine what a trader on the stock market has, holding shares of a monopolist in his field, or a trader holding dollars in his hands, which he bought for euros.
By working on the stock exchange, you become the owner of a security, share, debt obligation which, in addition to exchange rate differences, brings interest in the form of dividends, payment of debt, etc.
Of course, not everyone can afford to own precious securities, and their profitability is more interesting to investors, but you can try your hand at futures trading for minerals, fossils, agricultural products and for more real goods that can be predicted quite logically.
The stock exchange itself allows you to unleash your full potential as a trader and investor.
List of Russian exchanges
Due to objective political reasons, the Russian stock market developed an order of magnitude slower than other world stock exchanges. That is why the culture of investing in Russia is an order of magnitude different from that of residents of the United States and other developed countries.
I suggest you get acquainted with the list of Russian stock exchanges and understand in more detail what kind of transactions take place on them.
1) Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS
The Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS is the youngest platform, but at the same time the most popular and has the largest turnover and list of issuers. The Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS was created at the end of 2011 after the two largest exchanges MICEX (Moscow Interbank Exchange) and RTS (Russian Trading System) merged into one structure.
After two highly specialized platforms came together, traders and investors had the opportunity to trade almost all possible financial assets.
The Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS serves the stock market (stock trading), foreign exchange market, commodity market, over-the-counter market, money market. Participants of this site can work with both basic and derivative assets, trading futures, options, government bonds and receipts, and stock indices.
By the way, if you lack high liquidity and volatility, then the RTS index futures will surprise you with its characteristics. 2) St. Petersburg Exchange
Do you want to participate in an auction for government bonds, as well as bonds for corporate clients?
The St. Petersburg Exchange has been successfully operating since 1992 and conducts trading in shares of Russian issuers, bonds, and also conducts currency dealing. 3) St. Petersburg Stock Exchange
Do you want to participate in anonymous trading?
Since 1997, the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange has been trading on an auction basis in various shares, as well as local bonds. 4) Moscow Stock Exchange
This exchange hosts the main trading in stock and commodity instruments, and trading in precious metals and carbon products is especially popular.
There are also other exchange platforms on the territory of Russia, however, after the appearance of the MICEX-RTS, the trading turnover on other exchanges except this one was reduced to zero. It is worth noting that if you are not a large investor, to enter the stock exchange you will need an intermediary - a broker , through whom all exchange transactions will take place.