OCC securities lending average daily loan value up 84 per cent YoY
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OCC securities lending average daily loan value up 84 per cent YoY 03 September 2021US Reporter: Carmella Haswell
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Average daily loan value for securities lending through the Options Clearing Corporation has risen 84 per cent YoY to $126 trillion for August 2021. Securities lending central counterparty activity increased 60 per cent in new loans YoY to 170,026 transactions.
OCC鈥檚 August 2021 total cleared contract volume was 806m contracts, up 31 per cent compared to August 2020, making this the strongest August on record.
The year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume was 38.8m contracts, up 36 per cent YoY.
The average daily volume for options and all contracts is up nearly 37 per cent. Total exchange-listed options cleared contract volume was 802m, up 31 per cent YoY and equity options cleared contract volume was 762m contracts, up 31 per cent YoY. This includes ETF options cleared contract volume of 199m, a 5 per cent increase compared to August 2020.
Index options volume was 39.6m, up 35 per cent YoY. OCC鈥檚 year-to-date average daily cleared options volume is 38.6m contracts. Total futures cleared contract volume was 4.1m, a 1 per cent decrease YoY. OCC鈥檚 year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is 299,135 contracts.
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