OCC Cleared Contract Volume Down 13 Percent In October - Securities Lending Activity Up 33 Percent In October And 38 Percent Year-To-Date

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in October was 318,439,491 contracts, a 13 percent decrease from October 2015 monthly volume of 367,647,983 contracts. Average daily volume at OCC is down three percent year-to-date in 2016 with 16,367,412 contracts. OCC's stock loan program reported that securities lending activity was up 33 percent in October and 38 percent year-to-date.