OCC’s sec lending loans up 38 percent 04 December 2012Chicago Reporter: Jenna Jones
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OCC securities lending central counterparty (CCP) activities saw a 38 percent increase in new loans year-on-year with 72,740 transactions in November.
Year-to-date stock loan activity is also up 27 percent from 2011 with 886,690 new loan transactions in 2012.
Futures cleared by OCC reached 3,679,054 contracts in November, a 67 percent increase year-on-year. Equities futures reached 481,724 contracts this month, up 35 percent from November 2011.
Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 335,527,473 contracts in November, a 3 percent decrease year-on-year. Equity options trading volume also fell 4 percent from the previous November with 304,256,176 contracts.
Index options trading volume rose 16 percent from November 2011 with 31,271,297 contracts. Year-to-date total options trading volume is down 13 percent with 3,691,342,837 contracts in 2012.
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