Retail trading activity continued to climb in December.

We used metrics from InteractiveBrokers (IBKR) as a proxy.

• Daily average trades up 198% in December year-over-year.
• Client equity up 66% year-over-year.
• Client margin loan balances up 26% year-over-year.
• Client credit balances up 34% year-over-year.
• Client accounts up 56% year-over-year (full press release here. See full metrics here).

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