OCC May 2021 Total Volume Up 32.7 Percent from a Year Ago
OCC announced today that May 2021 total cleared contract volume was 723,741,756 contracts, up 32.7 percent compared to May 2020.
OCC May 2021 Total Volume Up 32.7 Percent from a Year Ago
Highest May volume on record and fifth highest month in OCC’s history
June 02, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
CHICAGO–(
)–OCC,
the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization,
announced today that May 2021 total cleared contract volume was 723,741,756 contracts, up 32.7 percent compared to May 2020 and the highest May volume on record. Year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume through May was 39,367,534 contracts, up 41.9 percent compared to May 2020.
Options:
Total
exchange-listed options
cleared contract volume was 718,368,993, up 32.6 percent compared to May 2020.
Equity options
cleared contract volume was 677,836,592 contracts, up 32.5 percent compared to May 2020. This includes
ETF options
cleared contract volume of 210,490,322, a 5.1 percent increase compared to May 2020.
Index options
volume was 40,532,401, up 33.9 percent compared to May 2020. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared options volume is 39,119,253 contracts.
Futures:
Total futures cleared contract volume was 5,372,763, a 59.0 percent increase compared to May 2020. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is 248,281 contracts.
Securities Lending:
The average daily loan value at OCC in May 2021 was $120,040,684,754, a 61.3 percent increase compared to May 2020.
Securities lending
CCP activity increased by 35.8 percent in new loans from May 2020 with 146,703 transactions last month.
For 2021 monthly exchange market share information, click
here.
May 2021
Total
Contract
Volume
May 2020
Total
Contract
Volume
May Total
Contract
% Change
vs
2020
YTD Avg
Daily
Contract
2021
YTD Avg
Daily
Contract
2020
%
Change
vs 2020
Equity Options
677,836,592
511,622,104
32.5%
37,208,582
25,222,965
47.5%
Index Options
40,532,401
30,271,813
33.9%
1,910,671
2,230,061
-14.3%
Total Options
718,368,993
541,893,917
32.6%
39,119,253
27,453,026
42.5%
Futures
5,372,763
3,378,401
59.0%
248,281
295,365
-15.9%
Total Volume
723,741,756
545,272,318
32.7%
39,367,534
27,748,391
41.9%
About OCC
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC operates under the jurisdiction of both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a registered clearing agency and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Derivatives Clearing Organization. Named 2020 Best Clearing House – Equities by
Markets Media
for the third consecutive year, OCC now provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms for options, financial futures, and securities lending transactions. More information about OCC is available at
www.theocc.com
.
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Contacts
OCC Public Relations
Michael Shore