Clearing fees will go down from $0.055 per contract to $0.045 per contract effective September 1.
Exchanges in Asia-Pacific had the largest increase in trading volume in the first half.
There is latent demand from systematic and index funds to trade equity futures and options in Europe.
Enhancements are meant to increase market transparency and establish a new approach to liquidity stress testing.
Three trading days in June landed within the top five trading days on record.
More variety and smaller size provide buyside with more ways to allocate and hedge.
OCC reports total cleared contract volume of 545.3 million contracts.
Aim is to better equip clients to execute trading strategies, scale index exposure and hedge.
The Chicago floor will operate with rigorous precautions to limit potential exposure to COVID-19.