Trading Assets of Global Systemically Important Banks Double to $3.7 Trillion
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Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs) saw their trading‑asset balances grow from $2.5 trillion at the end of 2024 to $3.7 trillion by the second quarter of 2026, roughly doubling in size. The increase coincides with a November 2025 regulatory revision that lowered the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) capital requirement, thereby giving banks more room to expand balance sheets and trading activity. Trading assets now represent about 20 % of total GSIB assets and include short‑term securities, derivatives, and foreign‑exchange rate contracts. This surge reflects both the regulatory easing and the broader trend of banks intensifying their trading operations in the post‑pandemic era.
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银行分析：大型银行交易资产激增
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- Subject：
- U.S.-based global systemically important banks (GSIBs)
- Action：
- 交易资产增长
- Object：
- 从2024年末的2.5万亿美元增至2026年第二季度的3.7万亿美元
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Jun 30, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 15, 17:30
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 15, 18:36
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- St. Louis Fed · On the EconomyFirst-party sourceRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedTrading Assets at U.S. Global Systemically Important Banks Surge to $3.7 Trillion
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Trading assets at U.S.-based Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs) grew from $2.5 trillion at the end of 2024 to $3.7 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, doubling since the end of 2019 and now accounting for approximately 20% of GSIBs' assets. This growth was supported by regulatory changes in November 2025, which modified enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards, reducing capital requirements and allowing balance sheet expansion. Trading revenue reached $117 billion in 2025, up from $62 billion in 2022. The GSIBs include Bank of America Corp., The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Citigroup Inc., The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, State Street Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co.
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