OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced its March 2015 volume of 869,981, a decrease of 31% 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.
March 2015 highlights include:
- Year-to-date volume through March 31, 2015, was 2,254,250, down 14% compared to 2014.
- Open interest increased 9% year-over-year to 625,415 contracts on the equity finance exchange at close-of-market, March 31, 2015.
- 863,855 blocks and EFPs were traded on OCXdelta1.
- 56% of March 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 03/2015 | ||||||
| Type | 03/2015 Avg Daily Volume | 03/2015 Total Volume | Previous Year Monthly Volume | % Change | YTD Total Volume | Month End Open Interest |
| ETF | 11,421 | 251,258 | 255,425 | -2% | 481,676 | 77,472 |
| SSF | 28,124 | 618,723 | 1,005,915 | -38% | 1,772,574 | 547,943 |
| Exchange Total | 39,545 | 869,981 | 1,261,340 | -31% | 2,254,250 | 625,415 |
