OCC reports dips across the board
03 February 2015 Chicago
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OCC’s average daily cleared contract volume saw a 5 percent decline in January 2015, compared to the same period last year.
The average cleared contract volume reached 17.9 million contracts, although there was one less trading day than in January 2014.
The total cleared volume in January 2015 reached 358.4 million contracts, a 9 percent decrease on January 2014’s record high of 395.6 million contracts. Despite this dip, the figure for January this year is still the fourth highest to date.
In securities lending, OCC’s CCP activities saw a slight decline of 0.35 percent in new loans compared to January 2014, processing 105,766 transactions in January 2015. The average daily loan value in January 2015 exceeded $156.6 billion.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 353.3 million contracts in January 2015, a drop of 9 percent compared to January 2014.
The year-to-date average daily equity volume was down by 9 percent compared to last year, with an average of just over 16 million contracts per day in 2015 so far.
In futures, the cleared volume reached 5.1 million in January 2015, an 11 percent decrease on January 2014. Equity futures volumes also saw an 11 percent drop, reaching 546,942 contracts in January 2015.
The year-to-date daily average for cleared futures volume was 256,030 contracts, a 7 percent drop on the same period last year.
The average cleared contract volume reached 17.9 million contracts, although there was one less trading day than in January 2014.
The total cleared volume in January 2015 reached 358.4 million contracts, a 9 percent decrease on January 2014’s record high of 395.6 million contracts. Despite this dip, the figure for January this year is still the fourth highest to date.
In securities lending, OCC’s CCP activities saw a slight decline of 0.35 percent in new loans compared to January 2014, processing 105,766 transactions in January 2015. The average daily loan value in January 2015 exceeded $156.6 billion.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 353.3 million contracts in January 2015, a drop of 9 percent compared to January 2014.
The year-to-date average daily equity volume was down by 9 percent compared to last year, with an average of just over 16 million contracts per day in 2015 so far.
In futures, the cleared volume reached 5.1 million in January 2015, an 11 percent decrease on January 2014. Equity futures volumes also saw an 11 percent drop, reaching 546,942 contracts in January 2015.
The year-to-date daily average for cleared futures volume was 256,030 contracts, a 7 percent drop on the same period last year.
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