OneChicago, LLC (“OCX”) today reported that 599,564 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in July 2010, an increase of 99% from July 2009. Year to date volume was 2,591,742, up 143% from 2009.
Open interest stood at 636,429 contracts at the end of July 2010, a 72% increase over July 2009 and a 110% increase over June 2010.
The top five July volume OneChicago contracts are:- Intel Corporation
- Pfizer, Inc.
- The Proctor & Gamble Company.
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- AT&T Inc.
July 2010 Highlights
- OCX successfully introduced OCX.RiskManTM, a risk control product for our OCX.BETSTM trading platform, which supports a marketplace for EFPs and block trades in OneChicago products. More information on EFPs and OCX.BETS can be found on OneChicago.com
- 531,351 EFPs were traded, the highest monthly total in more than 3 years.
- 197,804 July futures valued at $603 million were taken to delivery, consistent with the use of single stock futures as an equity finance product. The July futures represented 35% of all existing open interest at that point and increased 4% on the expiration day.