OCC sees sec lending growth in November
02 December 2016 Chicago
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OCC's securities lending central counterparty (CCP) activity was up 35 percent in new loans in November.
The clearinghouse recorded 160,540 transactions last month, while January to November loan activity also rose 38 percent with 1.7 million new loan transactions so far.
The average daily loan value cleared was $145 billion in November.
At the same time, cleared futures volume shot up 109 percent compared to November 2015.
The January to November average daily cleared futures volume for 2016 was up 58 percent so far, with 410,983 contracts.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 383.2 million contracts in November, a 19 percent increase from last November.
Year-to-date, average daily options volume is down 2 percent from 2015 with 16.2 million contracts.
Equity options volume grew 16 percent last month from November 2015, while exchange-traded fund options volume grew significantly by 55 percent.
Index options volume was up 47 percent in November with 43.2 million contracts.
The clearinghouse recorded 160,540 transactions last month, while January to November loan activity also rose 38 percent with 1.7 million new loan transactions so far.
The average daily loan value cleared was $145 billion in November.
At the same time, cleared futures volume shot up 109 percent compared to November 2015.
The January to November average daily cleared futures volume for 2016 was up 58 percent so far, with 410,983 contracts.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 383.2 million contracts in November, a 19 percent increase from last November.
Year-to-date, average daily options volume is down 2 percent from 2015 with 16.2 million contracts.
Equity options volume grew 16 percent last month from November 2015, while exchange-traded fund options volume grew significantly by 55 percent.
Index options volume was up 47 percent in November with 43.2 million contracts.
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