The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC volume reached 344,148,365 contracts in October. This represents a 4% increase over the October 2009 volume of 332,434,278 contracts. OCC year to date total volume is up 5% from 2009, coming in at 3,226,581,844 contracts.
Options: Exchange-listed options trading in the U.S for the month of October was up 4% from the previous year. Equity options trading rose 4% higher than the previous October with 319,169,334 contracts. Index options volume fell 4% with 22,836,877 contracts. Year to date average daily trading volume for exchange listed options is up 6%.
Futures: Futures cleared by OCC in October rose to 2,142,154, an increase of 7% over October 2009. Average daily volume in October was 102,007 contracts. Index and other futures volume rose 11% over the previous October with 1,983,877 contracts. Year to date average daily contract volume for futures cleared by OCC is up 139% compared to 2009.
Securities Lending: OCC's stock loan program, including OTC and AQS, saw a 75% increase in new loan activity over October 2009 with 63,804 new loan transactions in October. Year to date securities lending activity is up 65% from 2009 with 523,468 new loan transactions in 2010. OCC’s stock loan program had an average daily notional value of $14,565,199,976.
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Oct. 2010
Total Contract Volume |
Oct. 2009
Total Contract Volume |
Oct.
Total Contract % Change vs. 2009 |
YTD. Avg.
Daily Contract 2010 |
YTD. Avg.
Daily Contract 2009 |
Avg.
Daily Contract % Change vs. 2009 |
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Equity Options |
319,169,334 |
306,728,967 |
4% |
14,168,294 |
13,572,774 |
4% |
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Index Options |
22,836,877 |
23,703,971 |
-4% |
1,170,538 |
963,421 |
21% |
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Total Options |
342,006,211 |
330,432,938 |
4% |
15,338,832 |
14,536,194 |
6% |
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Equity Futures |
157,667 |
217,060 |
-27% |
19,689 |
10,530 |
87% |
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Index / |
1,983,877 |
1,783,819 |
11% |
79,652 |
31,008 |
157% |
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Options |
610 |
461 |
32% |
22 |
21 |
5% |
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Total Futures |
2,142,154 |
2,001,340 |
7% |
99,364 |
41,559 |
139% |
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Total Volume |
344,148,365 |
332,434,278 |
4% |
15,438,196 |
14,577,753 |
6% |
