Year-to-date cleared contract volume through end of January up 6.4 percent year-over-year
February 02, 2022
Chicago –
OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that average daily volume for January 2022 was 44.9 million contracts, up 1.1 percent compared to January 2021. Total volume was 897.6 million contracts, up 6.4 percent compared to January 2021.
Highlights
- Total cleared contracts (897.6 million) highest on record for month of January
- Single-day total volume records broken twice on two consecutive trading days:
- Friday, January 21: 63.5 million
- Monday, January 24: 63.7 million
- Stock Loan transaction volume up 57.6% year-over-year
Contract Volume
Jan. 2022 Contracts | Jan. 2021 Contracts | % Change | 2022 YTD ADV | 2021 YTD ADV | % Change | |
Equity Options | 527,485,192 | 583,409,206 | -9.6% | 26,374,260 | 30,705,748 | -14.1% |
ETF Options | 312,337,990 | 216,820,145 | 44.1% | 15,616,900 | 11,411,587 | 36.9% |
Index Options | 51,617,316 | 38,110,439 | 35.4% | 2,580,866 | 2,005,813 | 28.7% |
Total Options | 891,440,498 | 838,339,790 | 6.3% | 44,572,026 | 44,123,148 | 1.0% |
Futures | 6,117,218 | 5,202,500 | 17.6% | 305,861 | 273,816 | 11.7% |
Total Volume | 897,557,716 | 843,542,290 | 6.4% | 44,877,887 | 44,396,964 | 1.1% |
Securities Lending
Jan. 2022 Avg. Daily Loan Value | Jan. 2021 Avg. Daily Loan Value | % Change | Jan. 2022 Total Transactions | Jan. 2021 Total Transactions | % Change | |
Market Loan + Hedge Total | $132,125,002,110 | $106,204,838,315 | 24.4% | 177,228 | 112,448 | 57.6% |
Additional Data
Media Contact:
OCC Public Relations
PublicRelations@theocc.com
About OCC
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.