OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in May reached 308,639,215 contracts, a 3 percent decrease from the May 2014 volume of 319,742,239 contracts. OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is down 7 percent from 2014 with 16,144,143 contracts in 2015.
Options: Exchange-listed options volume reached 304,133,734 contracts in May, a 4 percent decrease from the May 2014 volume of 315,630,235 contracts. Year-to-date average daily options volume is down 7 percent from 2014 with 15,927,070 contracts in 2015.
Equity options volume in May was 275,408,858 contracts, a 3 percent decrease from May 2014. Index options volume in May was down 9 percent from May 2014 with 28,724,876 contracts.
Futures: OCC cleared futures volume in May reached 4,505,481 contracts, a 10 percent increase from the May 2014 volume of 4,112,004 contracts. OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is down 18 percent from 2014 with 217,073 contracts in 2015.
Securities Lending: OCC's securities lending CCP activity in May 2015 was up 9 percent in new loans from May 2014 with 109,626 transactions last month. Year-to-date stock loan activity is up 11 percent from 2014 with 540,068 new loan transactions in 2015. The average daily loan value cleared by OCC in May was $196,205,110,255.
OCC CLEARED CONTRACT VOLUME MAY 2015
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OCC CLEARED CONTRACT VOLUME MAY 2015 |
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May 2015 Total Contract Volume
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May 2014 Total Contract Volume
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May Total Contract % Change vs. 2014
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YTD. Avg. Daily Contract 2015
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YTD. Avg. Daily Contract 2014
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Avg. Daily Contract % Change vs. 2014
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| Equity Options |
275,408,858
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284,062,162
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-3.1%
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14,508,906
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15,423,391
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-5.9%
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| Index Options |
28,724,876
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31,568,073
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-9.0%
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1,418,163
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1,680,811
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-15.6%
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| Total Options |
304,133,734
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315,630,235
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-3.6%
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15,927,070
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17,104,202
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-6.9%
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| Total Futures |
4,505,481
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4,112,004
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9.6%
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217,073
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265,500
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-18.2%
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| Total Volume |
308,639,215
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319,742,239
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-3.5%
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16,144,143
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17,369,702
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-7.1%
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