OCC volume up 22 per cent
02 February 2011 Chicago
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Total OCC cleared contract volume in January reached 381,558,077, a 22 per cent increase from the January 2010 total of 313,538,874.
OCC cleared an average of 19,077,904 contracts per day in January, up 16 per cent compared to January 2010’s average daily volume of 16,502,046.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading in the US for the month of January was up 21 per cent from 2010 with 311,561,541 contracts. January 2011 marks the second highest monthly total on record, following only May 2010’s record of 405,860,027 contracts. Index options volume in January rose five per cent higher than last year with 23,684,992 contracts in January. The average daily volume for equity options was up 17 per cent from January 2010 with 17,739,776 contracts per day.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC in January rose to 3,077,571, a 56 per cent increase from January of last year. Index and other futures reached 2,911,179, an 81 per cent increase over January 2010. Equity futures came in at 166,145 this month, a 54 per cent decrease from the same time last year.
Securities Lending: OCC's stock loan programme, including OTC and AQS, saw an 84 per cent increase in new loan activity over January 2010 with 72,494 new loan transactions in January. OCC's stock loan program has an average daily notional value of $13,633,109,469.
OCC cleared an average of 19,077,904 contracts per day in January, up 16 per cent compared to January 2010’s average daily volume of 16,502,046.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading in the US for the month of January was up 21 per cent from 2010 with 311,561,541 contracts. January 2011 marks the second highest monthly total on record, following only May 2010’s record of 405,860,027 contracts. Index options volume in January rose five per cent higher than last year with 23,684,992 contracts in January. The average daily volume for equity options was up 17 per cent from January 2010 with 17,739,776 contracts per day.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC in January rose to 3,077,571, a 56 per cent increase from January of last year. Index and other futures reached 2,911,179, an 81 per cent increase over January 2010. Equity futures came in at 166,145 this month, a 54 per cent decrease from the same time last year.
Securities Lending: OCC's stock loan programme, including OTC and AQS, saw an 84 per cent increase in new loan activity over January 2010 with 72,494 new loan transactions in January. OCC's stock loan program has an average daily notional value of $13,633,109,469.
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