Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $324.5 billion in December, surpassing the previous record set in March 2020. This was up 3.4% from the previous month and up 11.8% from the previous year. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in December, down from 51 a year ago and down from 55 five years ago.
Swaps Accounts: Customer funds held in cleared swaps accounts at US FCMs reached $146.1 billion in the month of December. December’s level was up 4% from the previous month and up 2.6% from December 2020. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 15 in December, the same as a year ago, with the addition of Mizuho Securities and the withdrawal of StoneX Financial.
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.
