The OCC's average daily cleared contract volume for the month of January was down 5% from January 2014 with 17,919,276 contracts and one less trading day. 

Total OCC cleared contract volume in January reached 358,385,522 contracts, a 9% decrease from the 2014 record January volume of 395,595,620 contracts. Despite this decline, January 2015 represents the fourth highest January volume for OCC to date.

OCC's securities lending CCP activities saw a 0.35% decline in new loans from January 2014 with 105,766 transactions last month. The average daily loan value at OCC in January was $156,626,998,646.

Exchange-listed options volume reached 353,264,930 contracts in January, down 9% from January 2014. Equity options volume last month was 320,688,813 contracts, a 9% decrease from January 2014. Year-to-date average daily equity options volume is off 4% with 16,034,441 contracts in 2015. 

OCC cleared futures volume in January was 5,120,592 contracts, an 11% decrease from January 2014. Equity futures volume at OCC last month was 546,942 contracts, down 11% from January 2014. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared futures volume is down 7% with 256,030 contracts in 2015.