At the end of 2023, the total trading volume on MOEX platforms reached 1.3 quadrillion rubles (about $14 trillion).

The merger created a single entity[6] to support Russia's plans to turn Moscow into an international financial centre.

[7] The exchange completed an initial public offering on 15 February 2013, raising 15 billion ₽ (approximately US$500 million).

[8] The offering, at the time the largest ever held exclusively in Moscow, was more than twice oversubscribed and drew demand from institutional investors globally.

[10] A Russian federal law requires[needs update] the Central Bank to fully sell its stake in the exchange by 1 January 2016.

[11] In October 2018, Moscow Exchange launched the trading of deliverable gold futures on its Derivatives Market.

[12] On 24 February 2022, following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Moscow Exchange suspended trading until further notice.

The number of individuals with brokerage accounts on Moscow Exchange reached 17 million as of January 2022, which represented 11% of Russia's population.

For its domestic and international clients, including banks and corporates, Moscow Exchange offers products to manage liquidity and FX exposure.

[52] National Mercantile Exchange is Russia's platform for spot grain trading, as well as in deliverable futures on agricultural products.

Since 2002, National Mercantile Exchange has been the platform by which the Russian state executes interventions in the grain market.

[37] On March 18, 2022, NSD's accounts at Euroclear and Clearstream (which together held €50tn of assets on behalf of investors) were blocked and frozen.