LobbyingOptions Clearing lobbying by quarter
Options Clearing's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $240K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $710K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Options Clearing
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $710K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $260K | 2 |
| Q1 2023 | $240K | 2 |
| Q2 2023 | $250K | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $230K | 2 |
| Q4 2023 | $230K | 2 |
| Q1 2024 | $210K | 2 |
| Q2 2024 | $240K | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | $240K | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | $250K | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | $250K | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | $280K | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | $270K | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | $240K | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | $230K | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | $240K | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Financial institutions and securities$2.9M · 36 reports
- Taxation$730K · 8 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES36 reports
- SENATE32 reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)15 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseThe Options Clearing | $2.7M | 15 quarters |
| Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $750K | 15 quarters |
| O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $170K | 9 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN BROWN | Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Q2 2026 |
| WILLIAM DARGUSCH | Special Advisor, Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; Special Assistant, Office of Senator Rob Portman | Q2 2026 |
| WILLIAM WALTON LILES | Senior Counsel, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services | Q2 2026 |
| CATHERINE FUCHS | Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance | Q1 2025 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08/11for Q2 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 07/20for Q2 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 07/16for Q2 | In-house | $170K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 04/14for Q1 | In-house | $160K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 01/13for Q4 2025 | In-house | $170K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |
| 25/10/17for Q3 2025 | In-house | $200K |
| 25/07/22for Q2 2025 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 25/07/16for Q2 2025 | In-house | $210K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | O'Neil Bradley Consulting | $20K |
| 25/04/15for Q1 2025 | In-house | $180K |
| 25/01/21for Q4 2024 | Blue Ridge Law & Policy, P.C. | $50K |