OCC Cleared Contract Volume Up 11 Percent In June - Second Highest June For Options Volume And Highest Month Ever For Futures Volume - Securities Lending CCP Activity Up 39 Percent In June And 45 Percent Year-To-Date

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in June reached 378,908,938 contracts, an 11 percent increase from the June 2015 volume of 340,826,276 contracts, marking the second highest June for OCC cleared options contracts. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is up five percent from 2015 with 16,820,655 contracts. Cleared futures volume reached 11,350,745 contracts, making June the highest month ever for OCC cleared futures volume.