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title: OCC April Volume Rises 42.9%
description: Cleared contracts topped 551 million in a volatile month.
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# [OCC April Volume Rises 42.9%](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/occ-april-volume-rises-42-9)

 Written by [Terry Flanagan](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/author/terry) | May 1, 2020 6:53:27 PM

**OCC April 2020 Total Volume Up 42.9 Percent from a Year Ago**

**CHICAGO **(May 1, 2020) – OCC, [the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization](https://www.theocc.com/about/), announced today that April 2020 total cleared contract volume was 551,538,080 contracts, up 42.9 percent from April  2019. OCC’s year-to-date average daily total cleared contract volume is 27,865,203 contracts.

**Options: **Total [exchange-listed options](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/daily-volume-statistics) cleared contract volume was  548,883,225, up 44.3 percent from 380,420,404 in April 2019. [Equity options](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/daily-volume-statistics) volume was 515,812,617contracts, up 49.6 percent from April 2019. This includes [ETF option](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/monthly-volume-reports) cleared contract volume of 238,710,718, a 91.9 percent increase compared to April 2019. [Index options](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/daily-volume-statistics) volume was 33,070,608, a seven percent decrease from April 2019.

**Futures:** Futures cleared contract volume was 2,654,855, a 52.1 percent decrease from April 2019.  OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is 325,834contracts.

**Securities Lending:** The average daily loan value at OCC in April 2020 was $72,649,346,808 a 4.02 percent increase compared to April 2019. [Securities lending](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/stock-loan-volume) CCP activity increased by 2.51 percent in new loans from April 2019 with 111,877 transactions last month.

For 2020 monthly exchange market share information, click [here.](http://www.theocc.com/webapps/exchange-volume)

 

 

|  | **April 2020 Total Contract Volume** | **April 2019 Total Contract Volume** | **April Total Contract % Change** **vs** **2019** | **YTD Avg Daily Contract 2020** | **YTD Avg Daily Contract 2019** | **  % Change** **vs** **2019** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Equity Options** | 515,812,617 | 344,847,772 | 49.6% | 25,136,665 | 17,098,135 | *47.0%* |
| **Index Options** | *33,070,608* | 35,572,632 | -7.0% | 2,402,704 | 1,818,555 | *32.1%* |
| **Total Options** | 548,883,225 | 380,420,404 | 44.3% | 27,539,369 | 18,916,690 | 45.6% |
| **Futures** | *2,654,855* | 5,542,302 | -52.1% | 325,834 | 283,660 | *14.9%* |
| **Total Volume** | 551,538,080 | 385,962,706 | 42.9% | 27,865,203 | 19,200,350 | 45.1% |

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