Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $326.1 billion in January, up 14% over the last 12 months and just surpassing the previous record of $324.5 billion set in December 2021. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in January, 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 $142.6 billion in the month of January. January’s level was down 2.4% from the previous month and down 1.1% from January 2021. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in cleared swaps accounts was recorded at 14 in January, down from 16 a year ago, with the withdrawal of Mizuho Securities and 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.
