CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.
For 2019 monthly exchange market share information, click here.
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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 |
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Equity Options |
344,847,772 | 356,177,370 | -3.2% | 17,098,135 | 18,907,939 | -9.6% | |||||||
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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% | |||||||
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Total Volume |
385,965,706 | 405,853,179 | -4.9% | 19,200,350 | 22,026,812 | -12.8% |
About OCC
OCC is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization and
the foundation for secure markets. Founded in 1973, OCC operates under
the jurisdiction of both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) as a registered clearing agency and the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Derivatives Clearing Organization. Named
2019 Best Clearing House by Markets Media, and 2018 Clearing
House of the Year – The Americas by FOW, OCC now provides central
counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 20 exchanges and
trading platforms for options, financial futures, security futures, and
securities lending transactions. More information about OCC is available
at www.theocc.com.
Contacts
David Prosperi
312-322-4484
[email protected]
