OCC contract volume down
06 August 2010 Chicago
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC cleared volume in July reached 279,245,228 contracts, representing a 9% decrease over the July 2009 volume of 307,085,331 contracts. However, average daily volume for 2010 is 15,816,927 contracts, a 9% increase compared to last year's average of 14,552,341 contracts. OCC's year-to-date total volume is up 8% with 2,293,454,442 contracts.
Options:
Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 277,370,315 contracts in July, a 9% decrease from July 2009. Index options trading rose 1% from the previous July. Year-to-date average daily contract volume for exchange-listed options was up 8% compared to the same period last year.
Futures:
Futures cleared by OCC in July rose to 1,874,913 contracts with a year-to-date average daily contract volume of 104,876. Equity futures volume reached 599,564 contracts, a 99% increase over the same month last year when 301,574 were traded. Index and other futures volume came in at 1,274,969 this month and show a year-to-date average of 82,844 daily contracts.
Securities Lending:
OCC's stock loan program, including OTC and AQS, saw a 74% increase in new loan activity over July 2009 with 54,659 new loan transactions in July. Year-to-date securities lending activity is up 58% from 2009 with 340,426 new loan transactions in 2010. OCC's stock loan program had an average daily notional value of USD11,017,669,194 in July.
Options:
Exchange-listed options trading volume reached 277,370,315 contracts in July, a 9% decrease from July 2009. Index options trading rose 1% from the previous July. Year-to-date average daily contract volume for exchange-listed options was up 8% compared to the same period last year.
Futures:
Futures cleared by OCC in July rose to 1,874,913 contracts with a year-to-date average daily contract volume of 104,876. Equity futures volume reached 599,564 contracts, a 99% increase over the same month last year when 301,574 were traded. Index and other futures volume came in at 1,274,969 this month and show a year-to-date average of 82,844 daily contracts.
Securities Lending:
OCC's stock loan program, including OTC and AQS, saw a 74% increase in new loan activity over July 2009 with 54,659 new loan transactions in July. Year-to-date securities lending activity is up 58% from 2009 with 340,426 new loan transactions in 2010. OCC's stock loan program had an average daily notional value of USD11,017,669,194 in July.
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