OCC Welcomes IEX to its Growing Roster of Participant Exchanges
The addition reflects OCC's capacity to onboard new, independent exchange operators as the derivatives market continues
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)®, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced it will provide central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services for IEX Options LLC (“IEX Options”), a new options exchange from Investors’ Exchange LLC.
The addition marks OCC’s first clearing relationship with IEX and brings OCC’s total participant venues to 20 options exchanges, 2 futures exchanges, and one stock loan exchange.
“IEX brings a well-established track record and a different approach to options market structure,” said Andrej Bolkovic, Chief Executive Officer of OCC. “We’re glad to extend the same clearing and risk management standards our participants rely on every day to this new venue.”
IEX has operated its equities exchange since 2016, with a market share above 4% of overall U.S. equity trading volume and approximately 8.5% of exchange-traded volume as of Q3 2026. IEX Options launched on Oct. 2, 2026, marking IEX’s first venture into listed options trading.
“We appreciate the OCC and our work together as we bring IEX Options to market,” said Ivan Brown, Head of Options at IEX. “We look forward to our continued collaboration into the future.”
Clearing Members benefit from an expanding and diversified set of options and futures markets, all cleared under OCC as a single central counterparty. This addition reinforces OCC’s role as the central clearinghouse for U.S. listed derivatives and its ongoing commitment to supporting the growth of its participant exchanges.
About OCC
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 23 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
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