OCC Clears 923M Contracts in January, Third Highest Month on Record

CHICAGO (February 2, 2023) — OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that year-to-date average daily volume through January 2023 was 46.2 million contracts, up 2.9 percent compared to year-to-date average daily volume through January 2022. Total volume was 923.2 million contracts, up 2.9 percent compared to January 2022 and the third highest month in OCC’s history.

Highlights

  • ETF options cleared contract volume up 15.6% year-over-year
  • Index options cleared contract volume up 31.7% year-over-year
  • Total options cleared contract volume up 3.1% year-over-year

Contract Volume

 January 2023 ContractsJanuary 2022 Contracts% Change2023 YTD ADV2022 YTD ADV% Change
Equity Options490,385,534527,485,192-7.0%24,519,27726,374,260-7.0%
ETF Options360,913,765312,337,99015.6%18,045,68815,616,90015.6%
Index Options67,999,95751,617,31631.7%3,399,998 2,580,86631.7%
Total Options919,299,256891,440,4983.1%45,964,96344,572,0263.1%
Futures3,884,6746,117,218-36.5%194,234305,861-36.5%
Total Volume923,183,930897,557,7162.9%46,159,19744,877,8872.9%

Securities Lending

 January 2023 Avg. Daily Loan ValueJanuary 2022 Avg. Daily Loan Value% ChangeJanuary 2023 Total TransactionsJanuary 2022 Total Transactions% Change
Market Loan + Hedge Total121,395,862,984132,125,002,110-8.1%177,214 177,228-0.01%


Additional Data

Media Contact:

OCC Public Relations
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About OCC

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), named Risk Magazine’s 2022 Clearing House of the Year, 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.