Risk Quantum/Morgan Stanley
Tariff turmoil drives $31bn margin surge at FCMs
JPM and Goldman lead futures brokers to record margin highs amid Trump tariff shock
US banks held record $78bn in equity collateral before market crash
Stocks made up 11% of dealers’ OTC derivatives collateral at end-2024 – highest ever reported
JPM leads record STWF surge at US G-Sibs
Five banks hit new highs in Q4, as increased reliance weighs on systemic risk scores
US dealers’ OTC clearing rates plunge to multi-year lows
Cleared notionals down $24.3trn in Q4 amid year-end compression push
Credit fears drive US banks’ IRC requirements to 2022 highs
JP Morgan, BofA lead with triple-digit surge in Q4
Morgan Stanley overtakes BofA as third-largest FCM by margin in 2024
Marex and Deutsche see sharpest upticks in required client margin for F&O, while Wedbush and Mizuho fall furthest
Morgan Stanley’s CVA capital charges surge 42% in Q3
Jump in simple approach output drives RWAs to highest since 2020
Morgan Stanley, Goldman FCMs set new margin records
Investment banks see futures, options and swaps margin hit new highs in September
Required swaps margin surged at three US FCMs in volatile August
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and BofA hoovered up $5.5bn in client margin over first half of last month
Cashflow volatility lowest in four years at big US banks
Maturity mismatch add-ons ease up, but BNY Mellon, Goldman, Morgan Stanley and State Street buck trend in Q2
Credit options notional for top US dealers soars 45.3%
Investor demand for puts and calls drives balances near Q1 2022 record
US G-Sibs’ SLR exposures top record for second consecutive quarter
Aggregate leverage exposures up $455 billion in H1