Decline in cleared contract volume for OCC
06 May 2015 Chicago
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OCC’s cleared contract volume in April stood at 331,552,965, an 8 percent decrease from the April 2014 monthly volume of 360,854,580 contracts.
In the results, it showed the average daily volume had dropped 9 percent in 2015 to 16,317,845 contracts.
In April 2015 the securities lending central counterparty activity increased by 16 percent in new loans from April 2014 with 112,978 transactions during the month.
OCC’s stock loan programme reported “strong” volume numbers in April with year-to-date activity up 12 percent.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 327,599,831 contracts in April, an 8 percent decrease from April 2014. Year-to-date average daily options volume is down 9 percent from 2014 with 16,102,772 contracts.
Equity options volume in April was 300,338,480 contracts, a 7 percent decrease from April 2014 and index options volume in April dropped by 14 percent.
Cleared futures volume for the month stood at 3,953,134 contracts, a 22 percent decrease from the previous year. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume decreased by 24 percent.
Year-to-date stock loan activity increased by 12 percent from 2014 with 430,442 new loan transactions in 2015. The average daily loan value cleared by OCC in April was $186.5 billion.
In the results, it showed the average daily volume had dropped 9 percent in 2015 to 16,317,845 contracts.
In April 2015 the securities lending central counterparty activity increased by 16 percent in new loans from April 2014 with 112,978 transactions during the month.
OCC’s stock loan programme reported “strong” volume numbers in April with year-to-date activity up 12 percent.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 327,599,831 contracts in April, an 8 percent decrease from April 2014. Year-to-date average daily options volume is down 9 percent from 2014 with 16,102,772 contracts.
Equity options volume in April was 300,338,480 contracts, a 7 percent decrease from April 2014 and index options volume in April dropped by 14 percent.
Cleared futures volume for the month stood at 3,953,134 contracts, a 22 percent decrease from the previous year. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume decreased by 24 percent.
Year-to-date stock loan activity increased by 12 percent from 2014 with 430,442 new loan transactions in 2015. The average daily loan value cleared by OCC in April was $186.5 billion.
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