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

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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.

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	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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