- Third Quarter 2014 Trading Volume Increases 21% as Compared with Third Quarter 2013
- Average September Block Trade Size was 755 (75,500 share equivalent)
OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced its September 2014 volume of 1,357,848, a 7% increase year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,500 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.
September 2014 highlights include:
- Year-to-date volume through September 30, 2014, was 7,952,933 up 14% compared to the first nine months of 2013.
- Open interest increased 3% year-over-year to 678,148 contracts on the equity finance exchange at close-of-market, September 30, 2014.
- 1,347,696 Exchange Futures for Physicals (EFPs) and blocks were traded. September 2014 EFP and block activity represented $6.6 billion in notional value.
- 59% of September 2014 month-end open interest was in OCX.NoDivRisk™ products. The OCX.NoDivRisk product suite is an innovative equity finance tool, which removes dividend risk for customers carrying equity delta exposure through derivatives.
| Month End Volume and Open Interest – Summary | ||||||
| For 09/2014 | ||||||
| Type | 09/2014 Avg Daily Volume | 09/2014 Total Volume | Previous Year Monthly Volume | % Change | YTD Total Volume | Month End Open Interest |
| ETF | 15,481 | 325,107 | 297,698 | 9% | 2,213,443 | 132,636 |
| SSF | 49,178 | 1,032,741 | 966,585 | 7% | 5,739,490 | 545,512 |
| Exchange Total | 64,659 | 1,357,848 | 1,264,283 | 7% | 7,952,933 | 678,148 |
