OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced its May 2015 volume of 1,006,036, an increase of 93% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,500 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.
May 2015 highlights include:
- Open interest increased 54% year-over-year to 858,463 contracts on the equity finance exchange at close-of-market, May 29, 2015.
- Year-to-date volume through May 31, 2015, was 3,827,480, up 4% compared to 2014.
- 1,001,202 blocks and EFPs were traded on OCXdelta1. May 31, 2015, EFP and block activity represented $5.1 billion in notional value.
- 65% of May 2015 month-end open interest was in OCX.NoDivRisk products. The OCX.NoDivRisk product suite is an innovative equity finance tool that removes dividend risk for customers carrying synthetic equity delta exposure.
Type | 05/2015 Avg Daily Volume | 0352015 Total Volume | Previous Year Monthly Volume | % Change | YTD Total Volume | Month End Open Interest |
ETF | 17,461 | 349,222 | 167,621 | 108% | 1,034,937 | 159,935 |
SSF | 32,841 | 656,814 | 354,125 | 85% | 2,792,543 | 698,528 |
Exchange Tota | 50,302 | 1,006,036 | 521,746 | 93% | 3,827,480 | 858,463 |