Intercontinental Exchange Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds increased by 53.2% to $117.61B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 41.2%, from $83.29B to $117.61B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds shows a downward trend with a -18.5% CAGR.
An increase typically correlates with higher trading volumes or increased market volatility, requiring more collateral to mitigate counterparty risk.
This represents the collateral posted by clearing members to secure their obligations in the derivatives clearing proces...
Highly specific to exchange and clearinghouse operators; peers will report this as a major component of their balance sheet.
current_assets_margin_deposits_and_guaranty_funds_current| Q4 '22 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $141.99B | $79.30B | $78.98B | $74.12B | $80.13B | $78.77B | $82.15B | $83.29B | $86.22B | $83.61B | $76.79B | $117.61B |
| QoQ Change | — | -44.2% | -0.4% | -6.1% | +8.1% | -1.7% | +4.3% | +1.4% | +3.5% | -3.0% | -8.2% | +53.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | -44.4% | — | — | -0.7% | +4.0% | +12.4% | +7.6% | +6.1% | -6.5% | +41.2% |