OneChicago security futures dip, SSFs up in September
04 October 2011 Chicago
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OneChicago has announced that a total of 182,157 security futures contracts were traded in September, down from over 500,000 the previous month.
Open interest stood just shy of 350,000 contracts in September, of which 32 per cent was in OneChicago's equity finance tool which removes dividend risk from security futures, OCX.NoDivRisk.
However, single stock futures taken to delivery rose, at some 124,500 in September, valued at more than $670 million compared to almost 100,000 August futures valued at more than $480 million the month previous.
Open interest stood just shy of 350,000 contracts in September, of which 32 per cent was in OneChicago's equity finance tool which removes dividend risk from security futures, OCX.NoDivRisk.
However, single stock futures taken to delivery rose, at some 124,500 in September, valued at more than $670 million compared to almost 100,000 August futures valued at more than $480 million the month previous.
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