The Cbonds awarding ceremony  took place in Saint-Petersburg on December 9, 2011 in the framework of IX Russian bonds congress. Investment and Financial Company METROPOL became the winner as the Best team in the market of futures on federal loan bonds.

Cbonds Awards is an annual professional bonds market contest  that has been organized by Cbonds information agency since 2005. At the contest the participants in Russian debt instruments and derivatives market choose the most successful traders, analysts and emitters. The winners are determined by means of Internet-voting on the web-site of the Cbonds Agency. This ensures maximal impartiality of the voting. 

IFC METROPOL entered the market of futures contracts on federal loan bonds in July 2011, became a market maker and gained leading positions in the end of September 2011. Since September the company has become the leader of FORTS rating of futures on federal loan bonds three times. The market share of IFC METROPOL made up 65.3% in November.

IFC METROPOL actively promotes the development of the market and increases in its liquidity,  in professionalism of its players and in efficiency of their performance. 

“Cbonds Awards is the evidence of professional recognition and of the fact that our effort in the area of market development was evaluated by the market players on its merits», - said Arthur Plaude, managing director of the Department of debt instruments and derivatives of IFC METROPOL. He also emphasized: “I am first of all thankful to my team for such impressive success. In investment and banking business successful operation is impossible without coherent work and high professionalism of all people involved in it”.