Press Releases

March 17, 2010
BATS Options Joins The Options Industry Council
BATS Options has become a member of the OIC. BATS Options joins the member firms and other options exchanges cleared by OCC in helping promote the responsible use of equity options through education.

March 1, 2010
OIC Announces February Options Trading Volume Grew 2%
OIC announced today that 262,434,225 total options contracts were traded in February, representing a 2.33 percent increase over February 2009 volume of 256,464,343 contracts.

February 24, 2010
A New OIC Study Finds The More Client Focused Advisors With Extensive Product Knowledge Are Inclined To Use Options
OIC today released the results of the Financial Advisor Engagement Study, conducted by the Diamond Group Ltd., and finds advisors inclined to use options to be more knowledgeable about different investment products with more assets under management than those disinclined. The new study also showed interesting correlations to previous OIC research on options investors.

February 11, 2010
OIC Offers Options Education On The Go: An Investor's Guide to Trading Options is now Kindle DX™ compatible
OIC is bringing options education to e-Reader devices such as the Kindle DX™. Investors looking to learn options on the go can now download an e-Reader version of the options book An Investor’s Guide to Trading Options on OIC’s website.

February 1, 2010
OIC Announces January Options Trading Volume Increased 21%
OIC announced today that total options trading volume in January came in at 311,561,541 options contracts, representing a 20.85 percent increase compared to January 2009 volume when 257,813,513 contracts changed hands.

January 4, 2010
OIC Announces December Options Trading Volume Up 33% While Annual Volume Hits New Record
OIC announced today that 294,983,521 total options contracts were traded in December, representing a 33.26 percent increase over December 2008 volume of 221,367,212 contracts.