Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $333.57 billion in December, down 4% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 45 in December, down from 47 a year ago and down from 54 five years ago.
Swaps Accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at US FCMs reached $162 billion in the month of December, the highest level ever recorded. December’s level was up 2.8% from November 2023 and up 5.9% from December 2022. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 13 in December, same as a year ago.
FCM Ranking: JP Morgan Securities was the FCM with the most customer funds in November, with a total of $71 billion across swaps, futures and Part 30 accounts. Looking at just the 15 largest FCMs, Marex Capital Markets was the FCM with the largest increase in customer funds compared to a year ago, with a growth of 77.8% to $6.9 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.
