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OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced April 2013 volume of 567,897, an increase of 148% compared with the same period in 2012.
April 2013 highlights include:
- Open interest stood at 646,573 contracts on the equity finance exchange at the end of April 2013.
- 536,328 Exchange Futures for Physicals (EFPs) and blocks were traded. April 2013 EFPs and blocks activity represented $2.1 billion in notional value.
- 62% of April 2013 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.
- 147,093 of April 2013 futures valued at more than $587 million were taken to delivery, emphasizing the use of single stock futures as an equity finance tool.
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Month End Volume and Open Interest – Summary |
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For 04/2013 |
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Type |
04/2013 Avg Daily Volume |
04/2013 Total Volume |
Previous Year Monthly Volume |
% Change |
YTD Total Volume |
Month End Open Interest |
| ETF |
9,561 |
210,332 |
7,946 |
2547% |
839,687 |
118,610 |
| SSF |
16,253 |
357,565 |
220,739 |
62% |
1,774,017 |
527,963 |
| Exchange Total |
25,814 |
567,897 |
228,685 |
148% |
2,613,704 |
646,573 |
