OCC, founded in 1973, is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization and the foundation for secure markets. Questions? Email options@theocc.com
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OCC is proud to welcome MIAX Futures as our newest exchange partner. We look forward to supporting their growth as they continue to build out their product lineup.
Read more: bit.ly/49ZJIkp
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Today, we honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. To the veterans and military families across OCC and beyond, thank you for your service and sacrifice.
#VeteransDay
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One mission. Billions of options.
Since 1973, OCC has been the single, reliable guarantor behind the world's options markets. Explore what that scale looks like → bit.ly/3TWxcxj
#ClearPurposeClearResolve
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OCC cleared 1.62B+ options and futures contracts in October, with two days topping 100M contracts: the 4th and 5th times in OCC's history.
YTD average daily volume: 71.1M, up 17.9%
ETF options: +21.7%
Index options: +19.0%
bit.ly/4zxS8ue #Options #MarketData
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The OCC team is on the ground in Chicago for FIA Expo, and we’re excited to connect with clearing members, partners, and the broader futures and derivatives community. If you're attending, come find us! #FIAExpo2026
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Our opinions aren't quick. They're tested, reconsidered, and tested again.
Introducing "Perspectives From Inside OCC", the research and policy positions behind how we prepare for what's next → bit.ly/3TPsilV
#ClearPurposeClearResolve
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Consistency, not the big moment, is what earns trust.
Tommy W. on what it takes to show up every day. 🎥 bit.ly/4yKGGLd
#ClearPurposeClearResolve
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OCC is proud to support @Cboe's and @NYSE's launch of extended-hours trading for multi-listed single-stock and ETF options. Starting today, we’ll clear these trades with the same rigorous risk management and operational resilience as regular hours. ⏱️
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OCC cleared more than 1.49 billion options and futures contracts during September 2026, while year-to-date average daily total volume of options and futures increased 20.5% to 70.8 million contracts. That’s a total volume increase of 6.1% year over year. bit.ly/47cdEbn
ALT Bar chart titled "Year-to-Date Average Daily Volume" as of September 30, 2026. It compares values for 2025 and 2026 in three categories: Index, ETF, and Equity. Index volumes are 4.8M (2025) and 6.2M (2026). ETF volumes are 21.6M (2025) and 29.3M (2026). Equity volumes are 32.1M (2025) and 35.1M (2026).
OCC welcomes IEX Options Exchange, a new options exchange from Investors Exchange (IEX) as its newest clearing participant, bringing OCC's total number of exchanges and trading platforms to 23. bit.ly/4hIOaHt
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Most of our work, you'll never see. That's by design.
Today we're launching Clear Purpose. Clear Resolve. — a look at the people who keep options markets stable, every single day.
Explore a bit of who we are and what we do: theocc.com/company-informati…
#ClearResolveOCC
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OCC has launched the "SOC Agent" — an AI-powered security investigation agent built with Amazon Web Services' Amazon Bedrock. Learn more: bit.ly/4zaFsJf
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OCC was proud to host DSTA & Women in ETFs for a panel on Innovation in Derivative-based ETFs ahead of the 2026 Texas Traders Convention. Topics: the advisor education gap, outcome engineering, and the shift to retail-driven demand.
#OCC #ETFs #Derivatives
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OCC welcomes MX2 Options — a new exchange from @memxtrading — as its newest clearing participant, bringing OCC's total participant exchanges and trading platforms to 22. Read more: bit.ly/4deih8c
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🎙️ ETH and 24/7 trading could reshape U.S. markets. In Wide World of Options, OIC's Mark Benzaquen and OCC's Aniceto Solares explore what it takes to achieve continuous trading and the regulatory framework behind it: lnkd.in/gMmzY2Sk
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Twenty-five years ago today, our nation was changed forever. We honor and remember every life lost on September 11, 2001, and we continue to pay tribute to the first responders and everyday citizens whose courage carried us through that day and every day since.
Never forget.
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OCC has earned the @Everbridge Best in Resilience™ Diamond Tier certification, a best-in-class designation in CEM. This follows last year's Gold Tier award and reflects our sustained commitment to operational excellence and crisis readiness. Learn more: bit.ly/46CKtOh
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OCC has named Jake Middleton as Chief Security Officer. He brings over 20 years of cyber and information security leadership from the Federal Reserve.🔐
Read more: bit.ly/4A7MIXI #Cybersecurity #FinTech
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OCC cleared 1.44B+ options contracts in August, up 14.4% YoY, with ETF options up 35.3% and YTD avg daily volume up 22.6% to 70.8M contracts. Securities lending loan value also rose 24.4% to ~$226.5B despite fewer transactions. More: bit.ly/4itGnPZ
#Options #Derivatives
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OCC's July 2026 monthly volume data is out — and the headline is that growth is broad-based, but not even. The data is available here: bit.ly/4bCVORE
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OCC announced Michael Bodson, former president and CEO of DTCC has been elected as a public director and will succeed Stephen Luparello as chairman of its board of directors in January 2027: bit.ly/44MPyCZ
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