Trading assets at the largest U.S. banks neared $3.7 trillion in Q2 2026, almost 50% above the end of 2024, according to the St. Louis Fed. The analysis found these assets have doubled since the end of 2019 and now make up about 20% of assets at eight U.S. global systemically important banks, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. Trading revenue reached $117 billion in 2025, after falling to $62 billion in 2022. The author linked the size of trading books to a U.S. stock market valued at $75.3 trillion and $51.4 trillion in fixed income outstanding, as well as a rule adopted in 2025 that lowered leverage-ratio capital requirements and expanded balance-sheet capacity. The analysis did not quantify how much of the increase resulted from that rule.
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