--- title: OCC To Lower Equity Derivatives Clearing Fees description: Clearing fees will go down from $0.055 per contract to $0.045 per contract effective September 1. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sefs-compress-trades-May-12-2022-09-06-11-66-AM.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/occ-to-lower-costs-for-users-of-u-s-equity-derivatives-markets#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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In addition, OCC projects being able to provide a clearing fee refund to clearing member firms of approximately $80-100 million for 2020 after year end, subject to current volume trends continuing, and Board review and approval. “2020 has been an extraordinary year for many reasons,” said [John Davidson](https://www.theocc.com/Company-Information/Executives/John-Davidson?utm_source=John_Davidson&utm_medium=press_contacts&utm_campaign=fee_change_release), OCC Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to see record volume in both trades and contracts, with June 2020 total cleared contract volume the highest month ever in the history of our industry. With a strong focus on expense discipline and operational excellence, we have achieved significant operating leverage. As a result, and consistent with our Capital Management Policy, we are now in a position where we can take steps to lower costs for market participants, while continuing to invest in our operational resiliency through our Renaissance Initiative to enhance our technology.” OCC also announced a plan, subject to regulatory approval, to establish a minimum amount of skin-in-the game, which will: - Further strengthen pre-funded financial resources, - Further align the interests of OCC management and market participants; and - Align more closely with international standards. “OCC today is in a stronger and more resilient financial position than ever before, having significantly increased our liquidity resources by expanding and diversifying our committed credit facilities with both banks and non-bank providers,” said [Scot Warren](https://www.theocc.com/Company-Information/Executives/Scot-Warren?utm_source=Scot_Warren&utm_medium=press_contacts&utm_campaign=fee_change_release), OCC Chief Operating Officer. “Establishing a minimum amount of skin-in-the-game will further enhance our alignment with our clearing member firms, as well as reduce the likelihood of a draw on the clearing fund and the resulting cost borne by those firms. We take seriously our duty to manage OCC in a way that ensures we meet regulatory expectations and responsibly invest in OCC’s infrastructure, while also serving market participants as a financially responsible steward of clearing services.” Earlier this year, the SEC formally [approved](https://www.theocc.com/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2020/01-27-OCC-Receives-SEC-Approval-of-New-Capital-Man?utm_source=approved&utm_medium=press_contacts&utm_campaign=fee_change_release) OCC’s Capital Management Policy, which established OCC’s initial approach to skin-in-the-game. **![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)** **![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)** **![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)** **About OCC** 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 20 exchanges and trading platforms for options, financial futures, security futures, and securities lending transactions. More information about OCC is available at [www.theocc.com.](http://www.theocc.com/?utm_source=about&utm_medium=press_contacts&utm_campaign=fee_change_release) [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/occ-to-lower-costs-for-users-of-u-s-equity-derivatives-markets) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/occ-to-lower-costs-for-users-of-u-s-equity-derivatives-markets) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/occ-to-lower-costs-for-users-of-u-s-equity-derivatives-markets) ![email](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Markets%20Media/email.svg) ### NEWSLETTER SIGN UP And receive exclusive articles on securities markets ### Related articles 1. 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