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Clearing Operations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Due to and from Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Clearing Member Default Fund Contributions
As of September 30, 2025, clearing member default fund contributions and margin deposits were as follows:
 September 30, 2025
 Cash ContributionsNon-Cash ContributionsTotal Contributions
 (in millions)
Default fund contributions$1,275 $178 $1,453 
Margin deposits4,475 6,032 10,507 
Total$5,750 $6,210 $11,960 
Nasdaq Clearing has invested the total cash contributions of $5,750 million as of September 30, 2025 and $5,664 million as of December 31, 2024, in accordance with its investment policy as follows:
 September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
 (in millions)
Demand deposits$3,011 $3,616 
Central bank certificates733 767 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents$3,744 $4,383 
European government debt securities361 465 
Reverse repurchase agreements1,463 610 
Multilateral development bank debt securities182 206 
Investments$2,006 $1,281 
Total$5,750 $5,664 
Schedule of Derivative Contracts Outstanding
The following table presents the market value of derivative contracts outstanding prior to netting:
 September 30, 2025
 (in millions)
Commodity forwards
$18 
Fixed-income swaps and forwards
734 
Stock options and forwards
479 
Index options and forwards
111 
Total$1,342 
In the table above:
We determined the fair value of our option contracts using standard valuation models that were based on market-based observable inputs including implied volatility, interest rates and the spot price of the underlying instrument.
We determined the fair value of our forward contracts using standard valuation models that were based on market-based observable inputs including benchmark rates and the spot price of the underlying instrument.
Schedule of Derivative Contracts Cleared
The following table presents the total number of derivative contracts cleared through Nasdaq Clearing for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2025
2024
Commodity and seafood options, futures and forwards191,088 165,641 
Fixed-income swaps, futures and forwards
14,269,081 14,306,316 
Stock options, futures and forwards
17,875,224 17,592,459 
Index options, futures and forwards
23,362,390 26,833,338 
Total55,697,783 58,897,754