Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at U.S. FCMs was recorded at $296.6 billion in the month of September. This was up 40.4% from a year ago but down 6.8% from March’s record-setting total. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 53 in September, down from 55 a year ago and down from 56 five years ago.
Swaps Accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at U.S. FCMs reached $142.1 billion in the month of September, the lowest since March’s record setting total. September’s level was up 15.8% from September 2019 and up 151.9% from September 2015. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 16 in September, down from 17 a year ago, with the addition of StoneX Financial (formerly INTL FCStone) and CHS Hedging and the withdrawal of Mizuho Securities, ADM Investor Services, and ED&F Man Capital Markets.
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.
