Risk Quantum/Bank of America
Limited RWA gains support rethink on Fed output floor
Advanced approaches cut RWAs only marginally across US banks
HSBC leads F&O funds surge in turbulent January
US FCM adds $2.1bn in customer funds in two weeks
US banks tread carefully after record stress buffer cuts
Lower SCBs take effect, but capital deployment remains restrained
Barclays, JPM drive surge in FCM funds in 2025
Futures, options and swaps customer funds log biggest annual jump since 2020
Credit derivatives surge to nine-year high at top US banks
$1.35 trillion notional added as banks ramp up CDS activity
BofA Securities defies year-end pullback with record F&O customer funds
December growth contrasts with broader FCM retrenchment from October peak
US banks diverge from global peers on OTC clearing
Clearing rates fall in US as UK, Europe and Canada push higher
Six FCMs set record lows for target residual interest share
Brokers’ own resources are outpaced by customer funds
JPM stands alone as substitutability cap reins in G-Sib score
Bank of America crosses 500bp threshold for first time, as Basel continues review