Total Brokerage Margin Debt
$1,225.6B
Dec 2025
Source: FINRA Margin Statistics · Debit balances in customers' securities margin accounts, quarterly end-of-period, 1997–2025
Margin Debt as % of U.S. Stock Market Cap
1.13%
2025
Source: Computed from FINRA margin debt ÷ Federal Reserve Z.1 corporate equities market value, 1997–2025
YoY Change in Margin Debt / Market Cap
+0.14 pp
2025
Source: Computed year-over-year difference in margin debt / market cap ratio, 1998–2025
Securities-Based Loans (SBLOCs) Outstanding
$138B
Q1 2024
Source: Federal Reserve FEDS Notes (Aug 2024) · Estimated quarterly SBLOCs held by banks, 2011–2024
Total Securities-Based Lending (Margin + SBLOCs)
$922.0B
Q1 2024
Source: FINRA margin debt + Federal Reserve FEDS Notes SBLOC estimates, 2011–2024
Note: Combined series ends Q1 2024, the latest period for which SBLOC estimates are available. Margin debt alone has since risen to $1.23T (Dec 2025).
Securities-Based Lending / Total Financial Assets
0.828%
Q3 2025
Source: Computed from FINRA margin debt ÷ Federal Reserve Z.1 household total financial assets, 1997–2025
Key Data
Summary metrics on U.S. margin loans and securities-based lines of credit.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage margin debt | $1,225.6 billion | Dec 2025 | FINRA |
| Margin debt (latest monthly) | $1,279.0 billion | Jan 2026 | FINRA |
| Margin debt / GDP | 3.89% | 2025 | FINRA / BEA |
| Margin debt / stock market cap | 1.13% | 2025 | FINRA / Fed Z.1 |
| SBLOCs outstanding (est.) | $138 billion | Q1 2024 | Federal Reserve |
| Peak SBLOCs | $174.7 billion | Q3 2022 | Federal Reserve |
| Combined margin + SBLOCs | $922 billion | Q1 2024 | FINRA / Federal Reserve |
| SBLOCs as % of consumer credit | 2.7% | Q1 2024 | Federal Reserve |
| Margin debt / total financial assets | 0.828% | Q3 2025 | FINRA / Fed Z.1 |
| Peak lending / financial assets | 0.884% | Q1 2000 | FINRA / Fed Z.1 |
| All-time peak margin debt | $1,279.0 billion | Jan 2026 | FINRA |
| Peak margin debt / GDP | 4.05% | 2000 | FINRA / BEA |