The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at U.S. FCMs was recorded at $305 billion in the month of July. This was up 51.6% from a year ago but down 4.2% from March’s record-setting total. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 53 in July, down from 55 a year ago and down from 57 five years ago.
Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at U.S. FCMs reached $149.2 billion in the month of July, the second highest amount ever recorded. July’s level was up 35.9% from July 2019 and up 199.7% from July 2015. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 16 in July, down from 17 a year ago, with the addition of 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.
