Regulation of the margin transactions segment of the Russian stock market

The article discusses the problems of development and regulation of the margin transactions segment of the Russian securities market. It is revealed that the regulatory body of the Russian stock market is not capable to affect quickly the traders and professional market participants due to the imperfection of regulation mechanism and risk management of the margin segment. The author analyzes the existing laws regulating the order of margin transactions making, describes their shortcomings, and considers development prospects of this market segment.