Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $447.7 billion in August, up 1.9% from the previous month and up 11.4% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 54 in August, up from 50 a year ago and 50 from 51 five years ago.
Swaps Accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at US FCMs reached $199.4 billion in the month of August, the second highest amount ever recorded. August’s level was down 0.1% from July 2026 but up 13.6% from August 2025. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 33 in August, up from 17 a year ago and up from 15 five years ago. Note: For some of these firms, the customer funds are held for trading in event contracts, a type of derivative that the CFTC puts into the swaps category for certain regulatory purposes.
FCM Ranking: JP Morgan Securities was the FCM with the most customer funds in August, with a total of $96.6 billion across swaps, futures and Part 30 accounts. Looking at just the 15 largest FCMs, StoneX Financial was the FCM with the largest increase in customer funds compared to a year ago, with a growth of 106.6% to $14 billion.
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.
