Securities lending up in May for OCC
02 June 2017 Chicago
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OCC's securities lending central counterparty activity was up 26 percent in new loans in May, compared to the same time last year.
Year-to-date lending activity is up 19 percent from 2016 with 938,368 new loan transactions in 2017.
The average daily loan value cleared by OCC was $157.8 billion in May, with 209,904 transactions recorded.
OCC also saw cleared futures volume set a monthly record in May recording a 61 percent increase on 2016, with 13,483,086 contracts.
Year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume was up 53 percent from 2016 with 548,064 contracts.
Year-to-date lending activity is up 19 percent from 2016 with 938,368 new loan transactions in 2017.
The average daily loan value cleared by OCC was $157.8 billion in May, with 209,904 transactions recorded.
OCC also saw cleared futures volume set a monthly record in May recording a 61 percent increase on 2016, with 13,483,086 contracts.
Year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume was up 53 percent from 2016 with 548,064 contracts.
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