OIC Overview
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The Options Industry Council (OIC) was created as an industry cooperative to increase awareness, knowledge and responsible use of exchange-listed options among retail investors, their financial advisors and institutional investors. Options are a versatile but complex product, and that is why OIC hosts options seminars, webcasts and podcasts, distributes software and literature and maintains a web site and Help Desk – all focused on options education.
OIC was formed in 1992. Today, its sponsors include the Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, NASDAQ Options Market, NYSE Amex Options, NYSE Arca Options and The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). The OIC Roundtable is the independent governing body of the Council and includes representatives from the exchanges, member brokerage firms and OCC. These organizations have one goal in mind: to provide a financially sound and efficient marketplace where investors can hedge investment risk and find new opportunities for profiting from market participation.