11:17 AM EST, 03/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) are facilitating investor interest in Russian-related assets by offering ruble-linked derivative contracts, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

These contracts, called non-deliverable forwards, or NDFs, allow traders to profit from a surge in the ruble's value without directly accessing rubles, which is prohibited under Western sanctions, Bloomberg said.

The banks have been publishing NDF quotes "in a way that they hadn't been before," the report said, citing a portfolio manager at GAM UK.

Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) didn't immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comments.

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