Futures accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at U.S. FCMs was recorded at $315.9 billion in the month of April, slightly down from the previous month’s record-setting total. April’s level was up 57.7% from a year ago and up 68.1% over five years. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 53 in April, down from 55 a year ago and down from 57 five years ago.
Swaps accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at U.S. FCMs reached $148.1 billion in the month of April, dropping slightly from the record setting mark from the previous month. April’s level was up 52.3% from April 2019 and up 182.4% from April 2015. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 18 in April, up from 17 a year ago, with addition of INTL FCStone and CHS Hedging and the withdrawal of Mizuho Securities.
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.
