Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $314.5 billion in the month of October. This was up 0.8% from the previous month and up 8.4% from the previous year. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in October, down from 53 a year ago and down from 55 five years ago.
Swaps Accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at US FCMs reached $144.5 billion in the month of October. October’s level was up 0.1% from the previous month and up 1.7% from October 2020. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 15 in October, same as a year ago, with the addition of Mizuho Securities and the withdrawal of StoneX Financial.
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.
