Chicago - OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume reached 319,742,239 in May, an 18 percent decrease from the May 2013 volume of 391,347,069 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date cleared contract volume remains up for 2014 with 1,789,079,351 contracts, 1 percent higher than the same point in 2013. OCC’s year-to-date average daily contract volume is up 2 percent at 17,369,702 contracts.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 315,630,235 contracts in May, an 18 percent decrease from May 2013. Average daily options trading volume in 2014 is 17,104,202 contracts, 2 percent higher than the same time last year. Year-to-date total options volume is up 1 percent with 1,761,732,803 contracts traded in 2014.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC reached 4,112,004 contracts in May, a 16 percent decrease from May 2013. OCC’s average daily cleared futures volume in 2014 is up 18 percent with 265,500 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date total cleared futures volume is up 16 percent with 27,346,548 contracts in 2014.
Securities Lending: OCC's securities lending CCP activity was down 18 percent in new loans from May 2013 with 99,782 transactions last month. Year-to-date stock loan activity is down 8 percent from 2013 with 485,722 new loan transactions in 2014. The average daily loan value at OCC in May was $117,951,459,426.
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May 2014 Total Contract Volume
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May 2013 Total Contract Volume
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May Total Contract % Change vs. 2013
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YTD. Avg. Daily Contract 2014
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YTD. Avg. Daily Contract 2013
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Avg. Daily Contract % Change vs. 2013
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| Equity Options |
284,062,162
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351,610,399
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-19.21%
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15,423,391
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15,271,637
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0.99%
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| Index Options |
31,568,073
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34,817,856
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-9.33%
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1,680,811
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1,566,400
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7.30%
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| Debt Options |
0
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0
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n/a
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0
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1
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n/a
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| Total Options |
315,630,235
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386,428,255
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-18.32%
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17,104,202
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16,838,038
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1.58%
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| Equity Futures |
521,746
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1,094,616
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-52.34%
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35,809
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35,657
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0.43%
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| Index / Other Futures |
3,590,258
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3,824,198
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-6.12%
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229,692
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190,102
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20.83%
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| Total Futures |
4,112,004
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4,918,814
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-16.40%
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265,500
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225,759
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17.60%
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| Total Volume |
319,742,239
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391,347,069
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-18.30%
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17,369,702
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17,063,797
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1.79%
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