Chicago (May 13, 2008)
OCC Takes Gold at the Business Marketing Association Tower Awards
announced that its 2006 annual report received the highest accolades at this year's Chicago Chapter of the Business Marketing Association (BMA) 25 th Annual Tower Awards by taking the Gold Award in the Annual Report category.

Chicago (April 15, 2008)
OCC Named Clearing House of the Year at FOW Awards
OCC announced today that it has won the “Clearing House of the Year” 2008 Award from FOW, a leading global derivatives publication.

Chicago (March 31, 2008)
NASDAQ Options Market Joins the OCC
OCC and the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. announced today that the NASDAQ Options Market has become an OCC participant exchange.

Chicago (March 19, 2008)
The U.S. Options Industry Extends Symbology Initiative Deadline
The Symbology Committee voted today to extend the Options Symbology Initiative (OSI) implementation date by six months, from July 31, 2009 until February 12, 2010 in recognition of the many new demands facing firms in the current market environment.

Frankfurt/New York/Chicago (March 12, 2008)
Eurex, ISE, and OCC Announce Transatlantic Options Trading and Clearing Link
Eurex, the International Securities Exchange (ISE), and The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) today announced they plan to create a transatlantic trading and clearing link that will allow Eurex customers to access ISE’s options market using their existing Eurex connections.

Chicago (March 5, 2008)
OCC Announces Largest Ever Clearing Fee Refund
OCC announced today that its Board of Directors recently approved a refund of $58,665,731 to Clearing Members for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007.