OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced its April 2015 volume of 567,194, an increase of 2% 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.
April 2015 highlights include:
- Year-to-date volume through April 30, 2015, was 2,821,444, down 11% compared to 2014.
- Open interest increased 20% year-over-year to 626,984 contracts on the equity finance exchange at close-of-market, April 30, 2015.
- 564,379 blocks and EFPs were traded on OCXdelta1. April 30, 2015 EFP and block activity represented $2.7 billion in notional value.
- 57% of April 2015 month-end open interest was in OCX.NoDivRisk™ products. The OCX.NoDivRisk product suite is an innovative equity finance tool that removes dividend risk for customers carrying synthetic equity delta exposure.
| Month End Volume and Open Interest – Summary | ||||||
| For 04/2015 | ||||||
| Type | 04/2015 Avg Daily Volume | 04/2015 Total Volume | Previous Year Monthly Volume | % Change | YTD Total Volume | Month End Open Interest |
| ETF | 9,716 | 204,039 | 221,347 | -8% | 685,715 | 88,390 |
| SSF | 17,293 | 363,155 | 335,038 | 8% | 2,135,729 | 538,594 |
| Exchange Total | 27,009 | 567,194 | 556,385 | 2% | 2,821,444 | 626,984 |
