Nasdaq, Inc. Default Funds And Margin Deposits Assets decreased by 61.4% to $2.25B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 60.4%, from $5.69B to $2.25B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Default Funds And Margin Deposits Assets shows an upward trend with a 8.2% CAGR.
An increase often reflects higher market volatility or increased trading volume, necessitating larger margin requirements from participants.
These are assets held by a clearinghouse or exchange to guarantee the performance of market participants and mitigate sy...
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current_assets_default_funds_and_margin_deposits_assets| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.58B | $4.20B | $5.91B | $6.57B | $8.69B | $9.51B | $7.02B | $7.06B | $7.13B | $5.94B | $7.28B | $5.60B | $5.55B | $5.87B | $5.66B | $5.69B | $5.22B | $5.75B | $5.84B | $2.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | +17.4% | +40.7% | +11.1% | +32.2% | +9.4% | -26.1% | +0.5% | +1.1% | -16.8% | +22.6% | -23.1% | -0.9% | +5.8% | -3.4% | +0.4% | -8.2% | +10.2% | +1.6% | -61.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +142.7% | +126.2% | +18.8% | +7.4% | -17.9% | -37.6% | +3.6% | -20.7% | -22.3% | -1.2% | -22.1% | +1.6% | -5.9% | -2.0% | +3.1% | -60.4% |