OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that total cleared contract volume in April reached 385,965,706 contracts, a 4.9 percent decline compared to last April. OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is 19,200,350, down 12.8 percent compared to 2018's record-breaking pace.
Options: Overall exchange-listed options volume reached 380,420,404 contracts in April, down 4.5 percent from 398,481,297 in 2018. Equity options volume reached a total of 344,847,772 contracts, a 3.2 percent decrease from April 2018. This includes cleared ETF options volume of 124,382,646 contracts last month, a 24.4 percent decrease compared to the April 2018 volume of 164,495,446 contracts. Index options volume was down 15.9 percent with 35,572,632 contracts in April, with year-to-date average daily volume of 1,818,555 contracts.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC reached 5,545,302 contracts in April, down 24.8 percent from April 2018. OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is 283,660 contracts, 43.1 percent less than 2018.
Securities Lending: OCC's securities lending CCP activity was down 1.6 percent in new loans from April 2018 with 109,141 transactions last month. Year-to-date stock loan activity decreased 2.3 percent from 2018 with 447,595 new loan transactions in 2019. The average daily loan value at OCC in April was $70,839,683,397.61.
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April 2019 Total Contract Volume |
April 2018 Total Contract Volume |
April Total Contract % Change vs. 2018 |
YTD Avg. Daily Contract 2019 |
YTD Avg. Daily Contract 2018 |
2019 Avg. Daily Contract % Change vs. 2018 |
|
| Equity Options |
344,847,772 |
356,177,370 |
-3.2% |
17,098,135 |
18,907,939 |
-9.6% |
| ETF Options |
124,382,646 |
164,495,446 |
-24.4% |
6,707,978 |
8,752,074 |
-23.4% |
| Index Options |
35,572,632 |
42,303,927 |
-15.9% |
1,818,555 |
2,619,962 |
-30.6% |
| Total Options |
380,420,404 |
398,481,297 |
-4.5% |
18,916,690 |
21,527,901 |
-12.1% |
| Total Futures |
5,545,302 |
7,371,882 |
-24.8% |
283,660 |
498,911 |
-43.1% |
| Total Volume |
385,965,706 |
405,853,179 |
-4.9% |
19,200,350 |
22,026,812 |
-12.8% |