Risk Quantum/JP Morgan
FCMs held record customer funds on eve of Iran war
F&O funds climbed 6% in February as seven brokers set new records
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
Apple credit card acquisition pushes JP Morgan above Collins floor
Modelled RWAs overtake standardised output for first time since Q3 2016
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
Equity VAR hovering near four-year high at US banks
Gauges of stock market risk rise 36% in just one year