OCC February 2021 Total volume up 45.6% from a year ago
CHICAGO–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that the total volume of contracts cleared in February 2021 was 828,558,430 contracts, the second highest month on record after January 2021 and up 45.6% from February 2020. Volume average daily contract cleared through February was 44,002,651 contracts, up 61.4% from February 2020.
Options: Total listed options the volume of cleared contracts was 823,412,827, up 47.4% compared to February 2020. Stock options the volume of cleared contracts was 786,095,745 contracts, up 54.8% compared to February 2020. This includes ETF option volume of contracts cleared of 213,675,234, an increase of 2.4% compared to February 2020. Volume of indexing options was 37,317,082, a decrease of 26.5% from February 2020. OCC’s average daily cleared options volume since the start of the year is 43,730,332 contracts.
Futures contracts: The total volume of cleared futures contracts was 5,145,603 contracts, a decrease of 49.0% from February 2020. Since the start of the year, OCC’s average daily cleared volume is 272 319 contracts.
Securities lending: The average daily loan value at OCC in February 2021 was $ 115,720,498,494, an increase of 43.4% from February 2020. Securities lending Central counterparty activity increased by 17.8% in new loans from February 2020 with 115,069 transactions last month.
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|
February |
February |
February 2020 |
Cumulative average over the current financial year |
Cumulative average over the current financial year |
% |
|
Stock options |
786 095 745 |
508 015 456 |
54.8% |
41 745 397 |
24,494,679 |
70.4% |
|
Indexing options |
37 317 082 |
50 786 959 |
-26.5% |
1 984 935 |
2 357 087 |
-15.8% |
|
Total options |
823 412 827 |
558 802 415 |
47.4% |
43 730 332 |
26 851 766 |
62.9% |
|
Futures contracts |
5,145,603 |
10 096 693 |
-49.0% |
272,319 |
413,907 |
-34.2% |
|
Total volume |
828 558 430 |
568 899 108 |
45.6% |
44 002 651 |
27 265 673 |
61.4% |
About OCC
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world’s largest clearinghouse for equity derivatives. Founded in 1973, the OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a registered clearing agency and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a trading organization. clearing of derivatives. Named Best Clearing House – Actions 2020 by Media Markets For the third year in a row, the OCC now provides central counterparty clearing and settlement (CCP) services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms for options, futures and securities lending transactions. More information on the OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
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