Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $376.1 billion in May, up 21.9% over the last 12 months and surpassing the previous record of $370 billion set in March 2022. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in May, down from 51 a year ago and down from 54 five years ago.
Swaps Accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at US FCMs reached $152.7 billion in the month of May, almost reaching the record of $153.3 billion set in March 2020. May’s level was up 4.1% from the previous month and up 7.1% from May 2021. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 13 in May, down from 15 a year ago, with the withdrawal of Mizuho Securities and Macquarie Futures USA.
Access the FIA FCM TrackerTM to view interactive visualizations covering monthly data reported to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on customer funds held at US futures commission merchants.
