August 02, 2023
Chicago – OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that year-to-date average daily volume through July 2023 was 44.6 million contracts, up 9.9 percent compared to year-to-date average daily volume through July 2022. Total volume was 877.9 million contracts, up 18.3 percent compared to July 2022.
Highlights
- ETF options cleared contract volume up 13.6% year-over-year
- Index options cleared contract volume up 41.2% year-over-year
- Total options cleared contract volume up 10% year-over-year
Contract Volume
| July 2023 Contracts | July 2022 Contracts | % Change | 2023 YTD ADV | 2022 YTD ADV | % Change | |
| Equity Options | 496,358,986 | 393,918,967 | 26.0% | 23,143,051 | 22,278,089 | 3.9% |
| ETF Options | 307,560,999 | 291,440,663 | 5.5% | 17,606,244 | 15,504,556 | 13.6% |
| Index Options | 69,718,108 | 52,904,255 | 31.8% | 3,645,875 | 2,581,416 | 41.2% |
| Total Options | 873,638,093 | 738,263,885 | 18.3% | 44,395,170 | 40,364,061 | 10.0% |
| Futures | 4,244,766 | 3,778,337 | 12.3% | 214,421 | 232,766 | -7.9% |
| Total Volume | 877,882,859 | 742,042,222 | 18.3% | 44,609,591 | 40,596,827 | 9.9% |
Securities Lending
| July 2023 Avg. Daily Loan Value | July 2022 Avg. Daily Loan Value | % Change | July 2023 Total Transactions | July 2022 Total Transactions | % Change | |
| Market Loan + Hedge Total | 136,247,037,293 | 119,636,297,571 | 13.9% | 189,181 | 172,365 | 9.8% |
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.
