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Other Income (Schedule Of Components Of Other Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Other Income [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Payments for order flow | $ 4 | $ 5 | $ 11 | $ 13
Market data fees | 9 | 8 | 26 | 21
Account activity fees | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12
Risk exposure fees | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17
Gains on financial instruments, at fair value and other investments, net | (10) | (4) | 41 | 31
Gains (losses) from currency diversification strategy, net | 11 | (24) | 112 | (186)
Other, net | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14
Other income | $ 27 | $ (1) | $ 228 | $ (78)

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