Steep peaks and troughs for OneChicago
03 March 2015 Chicago
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OneChicago saw an increase of 14 percent for its trading volume in February 2014, despite a 59 percent drop in the number of exchange-traded funds (ETF).
In its latest figures, OneChicago reported that its average daily volumes for ETF funds reached 5,492, while the total trades for February 2015 reached 104,352. This is a 59 percent decrease compared to February 2014’s total, which reached 254,576.
Single stock futures, however, saw an increase of 53 percent from 480,638 in February 2014 to 732,975 in February 2015, with an average daily volume of 38,578.
This meant that, overall, the total trading volume reached 837,327, a 14 percent increase on the total for February 2014, which reached 735,214.
Year-to-date, OneChicago reported a trading volume of 1.38 million, a 3 percent increase on the same period in 2014.
Year-on-Year, open interest had decreased by 10 percent to 577,578 contracts at the end of February.
In February, 834,503 EFP and blocks were traded on OCXdelta1, representing a value of $4.1 billion.
At the end of the month, 43 percent of the open interest was in the OCS.NoDivRisk product suite, an equity finance tool that removes risk for customers carrying synthetic equity delta exposure.
OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC-regulated exchange offering single stock futures on about 1,500 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.
In its latest figures, OneChicago reported that its average daily volumes for ETF funds reached 5,492, while the total trades for February 2015 reached 104,352. This is a 59 percent decrease compared to February 2014’s total, which reached 254,576.
Single stock futures, however, saw an increase of 53 percent from 480,638 in February 2014 to 732,975 in February 2015, with an average daily volume of 38,578.
This meant that, overall, the total trading volume reached 837,327, a 14 percent increase on the total for February 2014, which reached 735,214.
Year-to-date, OneChicago reported a trading volume of 1.38 million, a 3 percent increase on the same period in 2014.
Year-on-Year, open interest had decreased by 10 percent to 577,578 contracts at the end of February.
In February, 834,503 EFP and blocks were traded on OCXdelta1, representing a value of $4.1 billion.
At the end of the month, 43 percent of the open interest was in the OCS.NoDivRisk product suite, an equity finance tool that removes risk for customers carrying synthetic equity delta exposure.
OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC-regulated exchange offering single stock futures on about 1,500 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.
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