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Other Income
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Other Income [Abstract]  
Other Income

8. Other Income

The components of other income for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were:





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,



 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

(in millions)

Payments for order flow

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

Market data fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 

 

 

13 

Account activity fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk exposure fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 

Gains on financial instruments, at fair value and other investments, net

 

 

16 

 

 

 

 

51 

 

 

35 

Gains (losses) from currency diversification strategy, net

 

 

17 

 

 

25 

 

 

101 

 

 

(162)

Other, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 



 

$

57 

 

$

55 

 

$

201 

 

$

(77)



Payments for order flow are earned from various options exchanges based upon options trading volume originated by the Operating Companies. Market data fees are charged to customers based upon market data services provided and are largely offset by the related cost to obtain the underlying market data from third party vendors. Risk exposure fees are earned from a small minority of customers’ accounts with positions on which market risk exceeds certain thresholds. Gains and losses on financial instruments, at fair value and other investments include realized and unrealized gains and losses on financial instruments that are not held for the Company’s market making operations or from securities that are subject to restrictions, and the Company’s interests in the earnings of equity method investees and dividends received on cost‑basis investments.