OCC Clears 764.3M Contracts in April 2023, down 2.4% Year-Over-Year

CHICAGO--()--OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that year-to-date average daily volume through April 2023 was 44.9 million contracts, up 7.2 percent compared to year-to-date average daily volume through April 2022. Total volume was 764.3 million contracts, down 2.4 percent compared to April 2022.

Highlights

  • Index options cleared contract volume up 43.2% year-over-year
  • Equity options cleared contract volume down 12% year-over-year
  • Average daily volume up 7.2% year-over-year

Contract Volume

 

April 2023 Contracts

April 2022 Contracts

% Change

2023 YTD ADV

2022 YTD ADV

% Change

Equity Options

384,604,951

436,975,760

-12.0%

22,783,092

23,786,893

-4.2%

ETF Options

308,942,605

294,430,211

4.9%

18,258,627

15,396,800

18.6%

Index Options

67,261,317

46,973,323

43.2%

3,604,300

2,415,624

49.2%

Total Options

760,808,873

778,379,294

-2.3%

44,646,019

41,599,317

7.3%

Futures

3,538,461

4,372,707

-19.1%

221,283

246,978

-10.4%

Total Volume

764,347,334

782,752,001

-2.4%

44,867,302

41,846,295

7.2%

Securities Lending

 

April 2023 Avg. Daily Loan Value

April 2022 Avg. Daily Loan Value

% Change

April 2023 Total Transactions

April 2022 Total Transactions

% Change

Market Loan + Hedge Total

132,318,643,460

134,242,717,203

-1.4%

184,553

189,502

-2.6%

Additional Data

About OCC

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

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Contacts

OCC Public Relations
PublicRelations@theocc.com

Contacts

OCC Public Relations
PublicRelations@theocc.com