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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, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Other Income [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Market data fees | [1] | $ 11 | $ 12 | $ 34 | $ 34
Risk exposure fees | [1] | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20
Payments for order flow | [1] | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16
Minimum activity fees | [1] | 7 | 6 | 20 | 16
Other brokerage related fees |  | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18
Gains (losses) on financial instruments, at fair value and other investments, net |  | (7) | 4 | 49 | 15
Gains (losses) from currency diversification strategy, net |  | (47) | (24) | (72) | (7)
Other, net |  | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9
Other income |  | $ (19) | $ 21 | $ 83 | $ 121
[1] | See Note 8 for description of these revenues.

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- Definition Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income recognized by the entity in the period not otherwise specified in the income statement, including gains and losses from our currency diversification strategy, financial instruments at fair value and other investments. + References No definition available. + Details
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