Apr. 10, 2025
OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today congratulated Paul Atkins on his Senate confirmation as Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). "On behalf of our Board of Directors, we congratulate Paul Atkins on his confirmation as SEC Chairman,” said Craig Donohue, Chairman of OCC’s Board of Directors. “He brings extensive knowledge and experience in financial regulation and market infrastructure with a principled approach to oversight. Market participants will benefit from having him return to the SEC as chairman.” Andrej Bolkovic...
Apr. 02, 2025
Contract Volume March 2025 Contracts March 2024 Contracts % Change 2025 YTD ADV 2024 YTD ADV % Change Equity Options 603,733,346 498,211,676 21.2% 30,973,457 24,938,499 24.2% ETF Options 513,096,542 363,007,938 41.3% 21,751,675 18,372,329 18.4% Index Options 112,098,007 82,239,260 36.3% 4,760,534 4,141,473 14.9% Total Options 1,228,927,895 943,458,874 30.3% 57,485,666 47,452,301 21.1% Futures 5,984,504 4,342,096 37.8% 245,326 220,036 11.5% Total Volume 1,234,912,399 947,800,970 30.3% 57,730,992 47,672,337 21.1% Securities Lending March 2025 Avg. Daily Loan Value March 2024 Avg. Daily Loan...
Mar. 17, 2025
OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced the reappointment of Public Directors Mark Dehnert and Susan Lester, Member Directors Stuart Bourne (Bank of America), Alicia Crighton (Goldman Sachs), and Boudewijn Duinstra (ABN AMRO Clearing, US), and Management Director Andrej Bolkovic. These reappointments are subject to approval at OCC’s Annual Stockholder meeting on April 10, 2025. In conjunction with OCC’s long term strategic and Board succession planning efforts, OCC also named Robert Hocking as Special Advisor to Chairman Craig Donohue. In this new...
Mar. 07, 2025
Our Chief Human Resources Officer, Carla Dawson, was named to The World Federation of Exchanges Women Leaders List for 2025! Each year, the WFE Women Leaders initiative aims to highlight several of the talented and gifted women in our industry. Congratulations to Carla and all of this year’s honorees!
Mar. 04, 2025
Contract Volume February 2025 Contracts February 2024 Contracts % Change 2025 YTD ADV 2024 YTD ADV % Change Equity Options 645,974,202 521,543,021 23.9% 32,141,189 24,952,116 28.8% ETF Options 390,730,326 367,236,348 6.4% 20,343,890 18,480,589 10.1% Index Options 86,239,572 82,813,400 4.1% 4,457,364 4,155,868 7.3% Total Options 1,122,944,100 971,592,769 15.6% 56,942,443 47,588,573 19.7% Futures 4,579,259 4,264,330 7.4% 224,510 221,466 1.4% Total Volume 1,127,523,359 975,857,099 15.5% 57,166,953 47,810,039 19.6% Securities Lending February 2025 Avg. Daily Loan Value February 2024 Avg. Daily...