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CONFIDENTIAL 1 Table Of Contents  Option business in Russia and its growth  Drivers  New investors seeking new products  Product panel  Challenges  Solutions

CONFIDENTIAL 2 Option business in Russia and it’s Growth  Volume  Active international clients 2004: 42005: 92006: : 46  International banks involved 2004: 42005: 72006: : 25+  Inter-dealer brokers 2004: 32005: 42006: : 35+

CONFIDENTIAL 3 Drivers  Developed cash market (2 nd biggest in volume in EMEA)  Liquid GDRs/ ADRs  High volatility stocks, high performance  Local demand (Structured finance & Option trading)  International Investors

CONFIDENTIAL 4 New Investors Seeking New Products  Yield enhancement portfolio managers (under/ over–writing)  Large shareholders (Non recourse loans, Gap notes…)  Corporates (large collars, large convertible bonds (ROSN))  Hedge Funds (volatility arbitrage, variance swaps...)  International Banks

CONFIDENTIAL 5 Product Panel  On the option trading side  Vanilla products  Correlation products (basket options)  Barrier products (Rev. CB with KI level, WOF Baskets with KI …)  Cliquet products (Trigger redeemable...)  Var Swaps on local indices and stocks  On the Financing Side:  Loans  Non recourse loans  Swaps  Collars with embedded financing  Accumulators  Gap Notes

CONFIDENTIAL 6 Challenges  Replicate western European standards in an emerging market  Provide Clients with sophisticated products at competitive prices  Handle large option positions in a market where the underlying liquidity can dries up  Handle corporate actions in unseen situations (Norilsk Nickel, Polyus)  Those challenges provide opportunities!

CONFIDENTIAL 7 Solutions  Improve visibility: EDX, Eurex and FORTS are now offering option classes on Russian names  Improve the quality of quantitative research.  Facilitate the access of international investors to local markets on the cash and the derivatives side  Get international investors involved in a VERY EXCITING market, YOURS!

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