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title: Options, Futures Volumes Rise 17.3% in May
description: OCC reports total cleared contract volume of 545.3 million contracts.
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# [Options, Futures Volumes Rise 17.3% in May](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/options-futures-volumes-rise-17-3-in-may)

 Written by [Terry Flanagan](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/author/terry) | Jun 2, 2020 12:23:36 PM

**OCC May 2020 Total Volume Up 17.3 Percent from a Year Ago**

**CHICAGO **(June 1, 2020) – OCC, [the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization](https://www.theocc.com/about/), announced today that May 2020 total cleared contract volume was 545,272,318 contracts, up 17.3 percent from May  2019. OCC’s year-to-date average daily total cleared contract volume is 27,748,391 contracts, up 41.5 percent from 2019.

**Options: **Total [exchange-listed options](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/daily-volume-statistics) cleared contract volume was  541,893,917, up 18.9 percent from 455,941,785 contracts in May 2019. [Equity options](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/daily-volume-statistics) volume was 511,622,104contracts, up 26 percent from May 2019. This includes [ETF option](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/monthly-volume-reports) cleared contract volume of 200,253,550, a 14 percent increase compared to May 2019. [Index options](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/daily-volume-statistics) volume was 30,271,813, a 39.5 percent decrease from May 2019.

**Futures:** Futures cleared contract volume was 3,378,401, a 62.6 percent decrease from May 2019.  OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is 295,365contracts.

**Securities Lending:** The average daily loan value at OCC in May 2020 was $74,424,510,160, a 0.72 percent increase compared to May 2019. [Securities lending](https://www.theocc.com/webapps/stock-loan-volume) CCP activity decreased by 9.68 percent in new loans from May 2019 with 108,016 transactions last month.

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

 

 

|  | **May 2020 Total Contract Volume** | **May 2019 Total Contract Volume** | **May Total Contract % Change** **vs** **2019** | **YTD Avg Daily Contract 2020** | **YTD Avg Daily Contract 2019** | **  % Change** **vs** **2019** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Options | 511,622,104 | 405,895,497 | 26.0% | 25,222,965 | 17,384,063 | 45.1% |
| **Index Options** | 30,271,813 | 50,046,288 | -39.5% | 2,230,061 | 1,915,075 | 16.4% |
| **Total Options** | 541,893,917 | 455,941,785 | 18.9% | 27,453,026 | 19,299,138 | 42.3% |
| **Futures** | 3,378,401 | 9,029,622 | -62.6% | 295,365 | 310,478 | -4.9% |
| **Total Volume** | 545,272,318 | 464,971,407 | 17.3% | 27,748,391 | 19,609,616 | 41.5% |

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