<p>OCC, <a href="https://www.theocc.com/Company-Information/What-Is-OCC">the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization,</a> announced today that October 2021 total cleared contract volume was 825,572,627 contracts, and total cleared contract volume to date in 2021 reached 8,128,660,661, surpassing the U.S. exchange-listed annual options volume record of 7.52 billion contracts set in 2020.</p>
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