Collateralized Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure Collateralized Transactions [Abstract]
Customers receivables	$ 77,588,000,000	$ 64,432,000,000
Securities purchased under agreement to resell segregated for regulatory purposes	30,100,000,000	21,400,000,000
Securities borrowed that were segregated to satisfy regulatory requirements	$ 2,500,000,000	$ 0

The carrying value of funds, segregated for regulatory purposes and for the exclusive benefit of customers, outstanding loaned in the form of security resale agreements if the agreement requires the purchaser to resell the identical security purchased or a security that meets the definition of "substantially the same" in the case of a dollar roll. Also includes purchases of participations in pools of securities that are subject to a resale agreement.

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