CFTC retail forex obligations edge up to $470.5 million in September 2026
Retail forex customer-account obligations at CFTC-reporting firms totaled $470.5 million at September 2026 month-end, slightly above August but below a year earlier. Six firms reported obligations.
The Total Amount of Retail Forex Obligation at CFTC-reporting firms reached $470,503,597 at September 2026 month-end, edging up from $469,962,846 in August. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission figures show little monthly change in the customer-account balance measure, rather than a substantial recovery from the lower levels recorded earlier in the year.
The measure covers money, securities and property in retail forex customer accounts, adjusted for realized and unrealized net profit or loss. It is an end-of-month stock, not monthly trading volume, deposits received during September, broker revenue or a count of traders. Coverage is limited to FCMs, RFEDs and FCMRFDs in the CFTC monthly financial report, rather than the entire U.S. or global retail forex market.
The annual comparison remains weaker: obligations stood at $505,621,771 in September 2025. More recently, the total rose from $462,305,757 in June 2026 to $471,577,840 in July, before easing in August. September's small increase therefore left the balance below July's level. Those comparisons support a reading of relative stability after June, but not a sustained upward trend.
Six firms account for the reported obligations
The September report contained 76 reporting firms, compared with 75 in August and 65 a year earlier. Only six reported retail forex obligations in each of those three months. The broader reporting population has thus expanded without an increase in the number of firms carrying these balances; its growth should not be read as equivalent growth in retail forex participation.
GAIN CAPITAL GROUP LLC accounted for $201,037,476 of September obligations, followed by OANDA CORPORATION at $134,412,417. The remaining balances were reported by CHARLES SCHWAB FUTURES AND FOREX LLC, TASTYFX LLC, INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC and TRADING.COM MARKETS INC. These amounts describe the composition of the reported total, not a ranking by trading activity or customer profitability.
The small monthly rise establishes a slightly larger aggregate account stock, but does not identify whether funding movements or trading results drove it. The CFTC also states that it does not revise posted figures for later amended filings.
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