Current Press Releases
Chicago, February 1, 2012
OCC Cleared Contract Volume Declined 12% in January
OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume January reached 337,222,938 contracts, a 12 percent decline from the January 2011 volume of 381,558,077 contracts. Despite this decline, January 2012 is now the third highest January volume on record.
Chicago, February 1, 2012
OCC Announces Retirement of Bill Navin, Names James Brown New General Counsel
OCC announced today the retirement of Bill Navin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of OCC. Mr. Navin joined OCC in July 1999, but was previously OCC’s outside counsel at Schiff Hardin & Waite. As a Schiff partner, Mr. Navin represented OCC since its inception in 1973.
Chicago, January 3, 2012
OCC Cleared Contract Volume Reached 4.6 Billion Contracts in 2011 for Record Year
OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume in 2011 reached 4,600,955,949 contracts, a 17 percent increase over the 2010 volume of 3,925,686,805 contracts. 2011 marked the ninth consecutive year of record volume for OCC and the first time cleared contract volume surpassed 4 billion contracts.