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Total options trading for the month was 329,627,631 contracts, down 15.7 percent from the September 2011 volume of 391,246,939 contracts. September 2011 had two more trading days than September 2012. Trading volume so far for 2012 stood at 3,031,485,451 contracts, which is 13.6 percent lower than the 3,507,063,494 contracts traded throughout the same period last year.  This marks the fifth consecutive year that annual options trading volume has surpassed 3 billion contracts, and the second consecutive year it has done so by the end of September. Equity options volume (options on individual stocks and ETFs) for September came in at 301,402,163 contracts, down 16.2 percent compared to September 2011 when 359,818,479 contracts were traded. On average, 15,863,272 equity options contracts changed hands each day in September, which is 7.4 percent less than the daily average of 17,134,213 contracts from September 2011. Equity options traded so far this year stood at 2,794,080,742 contracts, down 14 percent compared to the 3,248,324,766 contracts traded in the same period last year. **About OIC** OIC is an industry cooperative funded by BATS Options, BOX Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, C2 Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, NASDAQ Options Market, NYSE Amex Options, NYSE Arca Options and OCC. OIC was formed in 1992 to educate investors and their financial advisors about the benefits and risks of exchange-traded equity options. OIC's resources include: Investor Services live help at 1-888-OPTIONS, its educational website at [www.OptionsEducation.org](http://www.OptionsEducation.org/), live seminars throughout the continental United States and Canada, and educational literature.   Media Contacts: Jim Binder 312-322-9853 [jbinder@theocc.com](mailto:jbinder@theocc.com) Angela Kotso 312-322-6267 [akotso@theocc.com](mailto:akotso@theocc.com)     [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/the-options-industry-council-announces-average-daily-options-trading-volume-declined-7-percent-in-september) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/the-options-industry-council-announces-average-daily-options-trading-volume-declined-7-percent-in-september) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/the-options-industry-council-announces-average-daily-options-trading-volume-declined-7-percent-in-september) ![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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