MOEX to Remove Connectivity Charges for New Terminals
- The fees will be removed from April 1, 2020 until June 1, 2020.

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), the largest exchange group in Russia, announced this Tuesday that it would be changing its fee structure amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is seeing staff from banks, brokers, and other companies working from home.
In particular, the Russian exchange has said that it will not charge one-off and monthly fees for all new technical access IDs for MOEX Trade terminals. This is on the Equity and Bond, foreign exchange (Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term), and Money Markets.
The fees will be removed from the 1st of April 2020 until the 1st of June this year. According to the statement released by MOEX, the change in pricing terms will help facilitate the migration of market participants’ infrastructure to remote sites.
“A professional market participant typically has 4-5 remote terminals to access MOEX markets. In the current conditions, MOEX customers are instructing their employees to work remotely and duplicating existing connections to the markets,” the exchange said in its statement today.
According to MOEX, the exchange typically enrolls up to 40 new users per month. However, because more staff are working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is registering as many as ten access IDs daily.
MOEX benefits from COVID-19 Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term
Although COVID-19 is putting pressure on the financial markets, it has also provided a boost to trading volumes, as volatility returns back to the markets after a dormant 2019.
As Finance Magnates reported, MOEX’s total FX market turnover in February edged higher to RUB 24.1 trillion ($366 billion) last month, up 18 percent month-over-month from the RUB 20.4 trillion ($310 billion) exchanged hands in January 2020.
February was a particularly volatile period for global financial markets as investors ramped up bets on new stimulus measures from central banks to combat coronavirus risks. The MOEX numbers also followed stronger trading volumes from rival foreign exchange venues.
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), the largest exchange group in Russia, announced this Tuesday that it would be changing its fee structure amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is seeing staff from banks, brokers, and other companies working from home.
In particular, the Russian exchange has said that it will not charge one-off and monthly fees for all new technical access IDs for MOEX Trade terminals. This is on the Equity and Bond, foreign exchange (Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term), and Money Markets.
The fees will be removed from the 1st of April 2020 until the 1st of June this year. According to the statement released by MOEX, the change in pricing terms will help facilitate the migration of market participants’ infrastructure to remote sites.
“A professional market participant typically has 4-5 remote terminals to access MOEX markets. In the current conditions, MOEX customers are instructing their employees to work remotely and duplicating existing connections to the markets,” the exchange said in its statement today.
According to MOEX, the exchange typically enrolls up to 40 new users per month. However, because more staff are working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is registering as many as ten access IDs daily.
MOEX benefits from COVID-19 Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term
Although COVID-19 is putting pressure on the financial markets, it has also provided a boost to trading volumes, as volatility returns back to the markets after a dormant 2019.
As Finance Magnates reported, MOEX’s total FX market turnover in February edged higher to RUB 24.1 trillion ($366 billion) last month, up 18 percent month-over-month from the RUB 20.4 trillion ($310 billion) exchanged hands in January 2020.
February was a particularly volatile period for global financial markets as investors ramped up bets on new stimulus measures from central banks to combat coronavirus risks. The MOEX numbers also followed stronger trading volumes from rival foreign exchange venues.