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FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts)

FINRA free credit balances held in customer securities margin accounts; the complement to margin debt within leveraged accounts.

The FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) is currently 205,600, last updated .

205,600
1W +2.78%1M +2.78%3M +4.41%
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Positioning data reveals what the market is actually doing, as opposed to what it says it is doing. FINRA margin debt peaked ahead of every major bear market cycle of the last 40 years, while extreme readings in the AAII bull-bear spread are classic contrarian signals. CFTC commitments of traders separates speculative from commercial flow, identifying when large specs are overextended in either direction.

Updated 2d ago

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DateValueChange
Mar 31, 2026205,600+2.78%
Feb 28, 2026200,047+1.59%
Jan 31, 2026196,911-1.43%
Dec 31, 2025199,762+2.75%
Nov 30, 2025194,418-0.49%
Oct 31, 2025195,376+0.25%
Sep 30, 2025194,884+7.34%
Aug 31, 2025181,563-2.74%
Jul 31, 2025186,672+0.59%
Jun 30, 2025185,584+5.03%
May 31, 2025176,698+0.50%
Apr 30, 2025175,824-0.19%
Mar 31, 2025176,161+0.06%
Feb 28, 2025176,051—

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FINRA Margin Debt
FINRA aggregate debit balances in customer securities margin accounts; the canonical aggregate margin-debt series, a widely watched retail leverage proxy.
FINRA Free Credit (Cash Accounts)
FINRA free credit balances held in customer cash accounts; liquid dry-powder sitting in brokerage accounts.
FINRA Net Margin Debt
Margin debt minus customer free credit balances (cash plus margin); the clean net-leverage series historically used to time equity bubble peaks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

▶What is FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts)?
FINRA free credit balances held in customer securities margin accounts; the complement to margin debt within leveraged accounts.
▶How does FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) relate to margin & positioning?
FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) is part of the Margin & Positioning category. Positioning data reveals what the market is actually doing, as opposed to what it says it is doing. FINRA margin debt peaked ahead of every major bear market cycle of the last 40 years, while extreme readings in the AAII bull-bear spread are classic contrarian signals. CFTC commitments of traders separates speculative from commercial flow, identifying when large specs are overextended in either direction.
▶How often is FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) updated?
FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) is updated once per month when the releasing agency publishes new data. Each metric page on Convex shows the exact time of the last data update and provides historical data going back up to five years.
▶Where does Convex source FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) data?
Convex sources FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) data from official government and market data providers. Data is fetched automatically and displayed alongside interactive charts, AI analysis, and historical context.
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The FINRA Free Credit (Margin Accounts) page includes an interactive chart with selectable time ranges (1 month to 5 years), percentage changes over multiple timeframes, a table of recent readings, AI-generated analysis, and links to related metrics and comparisons.
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