OCC cleared contract volume hits 400 million
04 November 2013 Chicago
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OCC's cleared contract volume in October reached 407,220,455 contracts, representing a 24 percent increase from the October 2012 volume of 327,576,945 contracts.
It marks the first time since August 2011 that cleared contract volume has hit 400 million contracts in a single month and the fourth time in OCC's history.
OCC's year-to-date total cleared contract volume is up 4 percent from 2012 with 3,526,716,786 contracts.
Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 401,726,200 contracts in October, a 24 percent increase from the 324,329,913 contracts traded in the same month in 2012.
Average daily options volume in 2013 is 16,476,782 contracts, 3 percent higher than the same time last year.
Year-to-date total options trading volume is up 4 percent with 3,476,600,927 contracts in 2013.
OCC cleared 5,494,255 futures contracts in October, a 69 percent increase from October 2012.
Its average daily cleared futures volume is up 66 percent from 2012 with 237,516 contracts. Year-to-date total cleared futures volume is up 67 percent from 2012 with 50,115,859 contracts.
OCC's securities lending central counterparty activities saw a 26 percent increase in new loans from October 2012, with 97,472 transactions last month.
Year-to-date stock loan activity is up 28 percent from 2012 with 1,054,624 new loan transactions in 2013. The average daily loan value at OCC in October was $70,720,228,408, marking the highest average notional value to date.
OCC also cleared 5,494,255 futures contracts in October, a 69 percent increase from the same month in 2012.
Its average daily cleared futures volume is up 66 percent from 2012 with 237,516 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date total cleared futures volume is up 67 percent from 2012 with 50,115,859 contracts.
It marks the first time since August 2011 that cleared contract volume has hit 400 million contracts in a single month and the fourth time in OCC's history.
OCC's year-to-date total cleared contract volume is up 4 percent from 2012 with 3,526,716,786 contracts.
Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 401,726,200 contracts in October, a 24 percent increase from the 324,329,913 contracts traded in the same month in 2012.
Average daily options volume in 2013 is 16,476,782 contracts, 3 percent higher than the same time last year.
Year-to-date total options trading volume is up 4 percent with 3,476,600,927 contracts in 2013.
OCC cleared 5,494,255 futures contracts in October, a 69 percent increase from October 2012.
Its average daily cleared futures volume is up 66 percent from 2012 with 237,516 contracts. Year-to-date total cleared futures volume is up 67 percent from 2012 with 50,115,859 contracts.
OCC's securities lending central counterparty activities saw a 26 percent increase in new loans from October 2012, with 97,472 transactions last month.
Year-to-date stock loan activity is up 28 percent from 2012 with 1,054,624 new loan transactions in 2013. The average daily loan value at OCC in October was $70,720,228,408, marking the highest average notional value to date.
OCC also cleared 5,494,255 futures contracts in October, a 69 percent increase from the same month in 2012.
Its average daily cleared futures volume is up 66 percent from 2012 with 237,516 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date total cleared futures volume is up 67 percent from 2012 with 50,115,859 contracts.
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