Risk Quantum/Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Client margin at Barclays hits record $27bn
Required funds rose 13% for F&Os and 8% for swaps in August
Client margin at Credit Suisse shrinks to just $25m
Required funds for swaps meet same fate as F&O trades, as exit from prime services continues
Goldman hoovers up $1.5bn of client margin in June
US bank bucks trend as top FCMs all cut required margin for futures and options trades
FCM client margin for F&O hit all-time high in May
But concentration among top 10 broker-dealers continues to shrink
Client margin at Wedbush unit up 46% in April
Futures and options clearing unit saw largest monthly increase across all FCMs
Client margin up 43% at Mizuho’s F&O in Q1
US unit of Japanese bank overtakes Credit Suisse, Barclays, UBS and Interactive Brokers
Client margin at CS down $14.6bn since Archegos collapse
Bank’s US clearing units slashed required funds for swaps and F&O since March 2021
Client margin at Credit Suisse hit a new low in February
Latest CFTC data shows significant reductions of required funds for swaps and F&O at the bank’s US clearing unit
Required margin by FCMs hit all-time high
JP Morgan reported the largest monthly increase across the 48 reporting firms
Client margin up 39% at HSBC’s F&O unit in January
FCM reports highest amount since Q2 2020
Client margin at Credit Suisse down over $10bn last year
Bank's US clearing units slashed required funds for swaps and F&O
Mizuho’s F&O clearing unit doubled client margin in 2021
Japanese bank overtakes Credit Suisse, UBS and Interactive Brokers to become seventh-largest FCM in required margin