Pledged Assets and Collateral - Schedule of Pledged Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Pledged assets and Collateral
Assets that may be sold or repledged or otherwise used by secured parties	$ 155.0	$ 104.0
Assets that may not be sold or repledged or otherwise used by secured parties	93.6	83.7
Total assets pledged	738.8	663.0
Assets pledged at Federal Reserve banks and FHLBs
Pledged assets and Collateral
Total assets pledged	$ 490.2	$ 475.3

Fair value of financial instrument held by the entity for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value and pledged to counterparties as collateral for financing transactions where counterparty has the right to re-pledge such.

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