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This has been a record growth of short positions or short (betting on the fall of the ruble) since November of last year, according to Russian online business magazine Slon with reference to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data.
The combined size of the positions of hedge funds that brought on the collapse of the ruble reached 6,848 contracts (or 17.2 billion rubles).
A net short position of hedge funds (including those who put on the growth of the ruble) was 2,857 contacts (7.14 billion rubles). In November 2014, a net short position amounted to 4,400 contracts.
The report says it has been a record high increase in positions on the fall of the ruble.