Traders Magazine
OCC Announces Clearing Fee Reduction to Two Cents Effective June 2021
Chicago, IL (April 19, 2021) – As part of its continued commitment to deliver operational excellence to the users of the U.S. equity derivatives markets, OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced a reduction in clearing fees from four and a half cents ($0.045) per contract to two cents ($0.02) per contract effective June 1, 2021, subject to regulatory review.
“Participation in listed options markets in 2021 has resulted in historic cleared contract volumes, outpacing even 2020 highs,” said John Davidson, OCC Chief Executive Officer. “March and January 2021 were the first and second highest volume months, respectively, in OCC’s history, with March volume exceeding 904 million total contracts cleared. These record volumes have provided us with an opportunity to enhance OCC’s financial resilience to the benefit of our market participa