OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume in April reached 360,854,580 contracts, which is 4 percent less than the previous April with one less trading day. OCC's year-to-date cleared contract volume stood at 1,469,337,112 contracts up 6 percent so far for 2014. Average daily volume for the year was also up 6 percent with 17,918,745 contracts traded.
On April 25 OCC successfully launched the first phase of its over-the-counter S&P 500® equity index option clearing services.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading volume was 355,803,000 contracts in April, a 4 percent decrease compared to April 2013. Average daily options trading volume for the month was 16,943,000 contracts, 0.43 percent more than the same period last year. Year-to-date total options volume grew 6 percent over the same period last year with 1,446,102,568 contracts changing hands.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC reached 5,051,580 contracts in April, down 4 percent from April 2013. OCC's average daily cleared futures volume for April was 240,551 contracts, 1 percent more than the previous April. OCC's year-to-date cleared futures volume is up 25 percent with 23,234,544 contracts traded so far in 2014.
Securities Lending: OCC's securities lending CCP activity was down 22 percent in new loans from April 2013 with 95,152 transactions last month. Year-to-date stock loan activity is down 6 percent from the previous year with 385,940 new loan transactions so far in 2014. The average daily loan value at OCC in April was $94,392,698,578.
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April 2014 Total Contract Volume
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April 2013 Total Contract Volume
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April Total Contract % Change vs. April 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 |
324,070,049
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337,754,380
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-4.05%
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15,909,111
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15,080,973
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5.49%
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| Index Options |
31,732,951
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33,393,053
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-4.97
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1,726,286
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1,562,045
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10.51%
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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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2
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n/a
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| Total Options |
355,803,000
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371,147,433
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-4.13%
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17,635,397
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16,643,021
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5.96%
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| Equity Futures |
556,385
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567,897
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-2.03%
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38,616
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31,874
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21.15%
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| Index / Other Futures |
4,495,195
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4,676,857
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-3.88%
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244,731
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194,469
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25.85%
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| Total Futures |
5,051,580
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5,244,754
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-3.68%
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283,348
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226,343
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25.19%
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| Total Volume |
360,854,580
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376,392,187
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-4.13%
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17,918,745
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16,869,364
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6.22%
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