OCC Clears 949.1M Contracts in May 2023, Third Highest Month on Record

June 02, 2023

Chicago – 

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that year-to-date average daily volume through May 2023 was 44.5 million contracts, up 6.6 percent compared to year-to-date average daily volume through May 2022. Total volume was 949.1 million contracts, up 9.5 percent compared to May 2022 and the third highest month in OCC’s history.

Highlights

  • Index options cleared contract volume up 32.5% year-over-year
  • Total options cleared contract volume up 9.7% year-over-year
  • Stock loan total transaction volume up 4.4% year-over-year

Contract Volume

 May 2023 ContractsMay 2022 Contracts% Change2023 YTD ADV2022 YTD ADV% Change
Equity Options487,524,400455,273,7707.1%22,650,04723,357,272-3.0%
ETF Options376,765,302345,400,9389.1%18,016,64215,611,05415.4%
Index Options80,244,48760,569,23432.5% 3,613,522 2,511,16943.9%
Total Options944,534,189861,243,9429.7%44,280,21141,479,4956.8%
Futures4,549,3525,236,379-13.1%218,187247,462-11.8%
Total Volume949,083,541866,480,3219.5%44,498,39841,726,9576.6%

Securities Lending

 May 2023 Avg. Daily Loan ValueMay 2022 Avg. Daily Loan Value% ChangeMay 2023 Total TransactionsMay 2022 Total Transactions% Change
Market Loan + Hedge Total127,977,137,215127,290,145,3070.5% 212,269 203,3164.4%

Additional Data

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.