August 2020 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs

The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at U.S. FCMs was recorded at $305.7 billion in the month of August. This was up 45.8% from a year ago but down 4% from March’s record-setting total. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 53 in August, 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 $143.1 billion in the month of August, the lowest since March’s record setting total. August level was up 20.6% from August 2019 and up 156.2% from August 2015. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 16 in August, 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 Tracker^TM to view interactive visualizations covering monthly data reported to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on customer funds held at US futures commission merchants.