OCC Cleared Contract Volume Increased Two Percent In April - Securities Lending Activity Up 46 Percent In April And 44 Percent Year-To-Date - ETF Options Volume Up 13 Percent From 2015

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in April was 339,522,257 contracts, up two percent from April 2015 monthly volume of 331,552,965 contracts. Average dailyvolume at OCC is up five percent in 2016 with 17,123,650 contracts. OCC’s stock loan program reported strong volume numbers in April with year-to-date activity up 44 percent.