OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced its February 2015 volume of 837,327, an increase of 14% 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.
February 2015 highlights include:
- Year-to-date volume through February 28, 2015, was 1,384,269, up 3% compared to 2014.
- Open interest decreased 10% year-over-year to 577,578 contracts on the equity finance exchange at close-of-market, February 27, 2015.
- 834,503 blocks and EFPs were traded on OCXdelta1. February 2015 EFP and block activity represented $4.1 billion in notional value.
- 43% of February 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 02/2015 | ||||||
| Type | 02/2015 Avg Daily Volume | 02/2015 Total Volume | Previous Year Monthly Volume | % Change | YTD Total Volume | Month End Open Interest |
| ETF | 5,492 | 104,352 | 254,576 | -59% | 230,418 | 66,607 |
| SSF | 38,578 | 732,975 | 480,638 | 53% | 1,153,851 | 510,971 |
| Exchange Total | 44,070 | 837,327 | 735,214 | 14% | 1,384,269 | 577,578 |
