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Derivatives | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Derivatives |
1 4. | Derivatives
In the normal course of operations, the Company enters into derivative contracts. These derivative contracts primarily consist of FX swaps, FX/commodities options, futures and forwards. The Company enters into derivative contracts to facilitate client transactions, hedge principal positions and facilitate hedging activities of affiliated companies. Derivative contracts can be exchange-traded or OTC. Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether they are deemed to be actively traded or not. The Company generally values exchange-traded derivatives using their closing prices. OTC derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence whenever possible, including market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. For OTC derivatives that trade in liquid markets, such as forwards, swaps and options, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company does not designate any derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. U.S. GAAP guidance requires that an entity recognize all derivative contracts as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial condition and measure those instruments at fair value. The fair value of all derivative contracts is recorded on a net-by-counterparty basis where a legal right to offset exists under an enforceable netting agreement. Derivative contracts are recorded as part of “Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers” and “Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers” in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition. The fair value of derivative contracts, computed in accordance with the Company’s netting policy, is set forth below (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
Derivative contract |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Notional Amounts1 |  |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Notional Amounts1 |
FX/commodities options |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,844 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,487 |
Forwards |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 215 |  |  |  | 302,141 |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 1,285 |  |  |  | 110,051 |
FX swaps |  |  | 562 |  |  |  | 319 |  |  |  | 513,588 |  |  |  | 1,278 |  |  |  | 2,244 |  |  |  | 555,519 |
Futures |  |  | — |  |  |  | 926 |  |  |  | 6,113,220 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 624 |  |  |  | 11,106,203 |
Total |  | $ | 931 |  |  | $ | 1,460 |  |  | $ | 6,933,793 |  |  | $ | 1,868 |  |  | $ | 4,153 |  |  | $ | 11,776,260 |
1 | Notional amounts represent the sum of gross long and short derivative contracts, an indication of the volume of the Company’s derivative activity, and do not represent anticipated losses.
Certain of the Company’s FX swaps are with Cantor. See Note 16—“Related Party Transactions” for additional information related to these transactions. The replacement costs of contracts in a gain position were $0.9 million and $1.9 million, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The following tables present information about the offsetting of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2020 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts Presented in the |
|  | Gross Amounts |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts Offset |  |  | Statements of Financial Condition |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FX/commodities options |  | $ | 74 |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 74 |
Forwards |  |  | 338 |  |  |  |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | 295 |
FX swaps |  |  | 583 |  |  |  |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | 562 |
Futures |  |  | 41,257 |  |  |  |  |  | (41,257 | ) |  |  | — |
Total derivative assets |  | $ | 42,252 |  |  |  |  | $ | (41,321 | ) |  | $ | 931 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FX swaps |  | $ | 340 |  |  |  |  | $ | (21 | ) |  |  | 319 |
Forwards |  |  | 258 |  |  |  |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | 215 |
Futures |  |  | 42,183 |  |  |  |  |  | (41,257 | ) |  |  | 926 |
Total derivative liabilities |  | $ | 42,781 |  |  |  |  | $ | (41,321 | ) |  | $ | 1,460 |
|  | December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts Presented in the |
|  | Gross Amounts |  |  | Gross Amounts Offset |  |  | Statements of Financial Condition |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FX/commodities options |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26 |
Forwards |  |  | 706 |  |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  | 564 |
FX swaps |  |  | 1,672 |  |  |  | (394 | ) |  |  | 1,278 |
Futures |  |  | 2,044 |  |  |  | (2,044 | ) |  |  | — |
Total derivative assets |  | $ | 4,448 |  |  | $ | (2,580 | ) |  | $ | 1,868 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FX swaps |  | $ | 2,638 |  |  | $ | (394 | ) |  | $ | 2,244 |
Forwards |  |  | 1,427 |  |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  | 1,285 |
Futures |  |  | 2,668 |  |  |  | (2,044 | ) |  |  | 624 |
Total derivative liabilities |  | $ | 6,733 |  |  | $ | (2,580 | ) |  | $ | 4,153 |
There were no additional balances in gross amounts not offset as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The change in fair value of derivative contracts is reported as part of “Principal transactions” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The change in fair value of equity options related to marketable securities is included as part of “Other income (loss)” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The table below summarizes gains and (losses) on derivative contracts for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
Derivative contract |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Futures |  | $ | 10,100 |  |  | $ | 15,316 |  |  | $ | 16,484 |
FX swaps |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | 2,340 |  |  |  | 1,271 |
FX/commodities options |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | 14,657 |
Forwards |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | (3,597 | ) |  |  | (222 | )
Equity options |  |  | — |  |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | 102 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5 | )
Gains (losses) |  | $ | 10,871 |  |  | $ | 14,629 |  |  | $ | 32,287 |

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