Trading in futures due March 2016 opens on KASE as of September 15

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/KASE, September 15, 15/ – From September 15, 2015 trading in the following futures contracts opens on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with execution in March 2016: - USD/KZT exchange rate futures; - KASE Index value futures; - futures on common shares GB00B0HZPV38 (KASE official list, first category, GB_KZMS) of KAZ Minerals PLC (London); - futures on common shares KZ1C33870011 (KZ000A0LE0S4, KASE official list, first category, HSBK) of Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty); - futures on common shares KZ1C59150017 (KZ1C00000876, KASE official list, first category, KCEL) of Kcell JSC (Almaty); - futures on common shares KZ1C29950017 (KZ1C00000744, KASE official list, first category, KZTO) of KazTransOil JSC (Astana); - futures on common shares KZ1C51460018 (KZ000A0KEZQ2, KASE official list, first category, RDGZ) of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (Astana). In KASE trading system these six-month contracts will feature under abbreviations (trading codes) F_USDKZT1603, F_INKASE1603, F_GB_KZMS1603, F_HSBK1603, F_KCEL1603, F_KZTO1603 and F_RDGZ1603 accordingly. Following a decision of KASE's Committee on Indices and Securities Valuation the above-mentioned futures were assigned the following initial theoretical prices which were published in KASE trading system. We remind you that as of September 15, 2015 futures F_USDKZT1512, F_INKASE1512, F_GB_KZMS1512, F_HSBK1512, F_KCEL1512, F_KZTO1512 and F_RDGZ1512 transform into three-month futures contracts, with the last trading day falling on December 14, 2015. The last day of trading in six-month futures is March 14, 2016. Trading in derivative financial instruments is held on KASE on business days from 10:00 o'clock to 15:30 o'clock (Almaty time), the ensuing clearing session – from 15:30 o'clock to 16:00 o'clock (Almaty time). KASE derivatives market members entitled to taking part in the exchange trading i