OCC securities lending volumes continue to rise
02 May 2011 Chicago
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OCC has released it's latest figures showing that overall cleared volumes reached 338,562,433 contracts in April, representing a 7 percent decrease from the April 2010 volume of 363,275,500 contracts. This volume decline was primarily in options contracts as futures and securities lending volumes continued to rise in April. OCC's year-to-date total volume is up 16 percent with 1,498,862,398 contracts.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 335,425,947 contracts in April, a 7 percent decrease from April 2010. Average daily options trading volume in April was 16,771,298 contracts, 2 percent lower than April 2010 which had 1 more trading day. Year-to-date options trading volume is up 16 percent with 1,485,309,264 contracts.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC reached 3,136,486 contracts in April, up 24 percent from 2010. Equity futures came in at 331,209 contracts this month and show a year-to-date average of 14,081 daily contracts. Index and other futures reached 2,804,859 contracts, up 43 percent from 2010. OCC is averaging 165,282 futures contracts per day in 2011, up 54 percent from 2010.
Securities Lending: OCC's stock loan program, including OTC and AQS, saw a 20 percent increase in new loan activity over April 2010 with 59,404 new loan transactions in April. Year-to-date securities lending activity is up 52 percent from 2010 with 266,762 new loan transactions in 2011. OCC's stock loan program had an average daily notional value of $12,370,987,799.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 335,425,947 contracts in April, a 7 percent decrease from April 2010. Average daily options trading volume in April was 16,771,298 contracts, 2 percent lower than April 2010 which had 1 more trading day. Year-to-date options trading volume is up 16 percent with 1,485,309,264 contracts.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC reached 3,136,486 contracts in April, up 24 percent from 2010. Equity futures came in at 331,209 contracts this month and show a year-to-date average of 14,081 daily contracts. Index and other futures reached 2,804,859 contracts, up 43 percent from 2010. OCC is averaging 165,282 futures contracts per day in 2011, up 54 percent from 2010.
Securities Lending: OCC's stock loan program, including OTC and AQS, saw a 20 percent increase in new loan activity over April 2010 with 59,404 new loan transactions in April. Year-to-date securities lending activity is up 52 percent from 2010 with 266,762 new loan transactions in 2011. OCC's stock loan program had an average daily notional value of $12,370,987,799.
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