Syunosuke via flickrIt’s not just hedge funds that are profiting by taking the other side of JP Morgan’s losing billion dollar trade.
The San Francisco based bank,the biggest US home lender and owner of the nation’s largestbranch network, also seeks to buy a business that would giveclients greater access to handpicked hedge funds, he said.
A group of about a dozen banks, including Goldman Sachs Group and Bank of America have scored profits that collectively could total $500 million to $1 billion on trades that sometimes pit them directly against J.
Some banks made money off JP Morgan’s positions by trading directly with Bruno Iksil by buying protection on the Investment Grade Series 9 10 Year Index from the bank.
Since JPMorgan Chase announced its surprise $2 billion, and growing, trading loss there have been renewed calls from economists, pundits and politicians to reinstate the Glass Steagall Act, a Depression era law that prevented commercial banks from participating in investment banking activities .
Morgan intending to sell them to clients but weren’t able to, according to traders and people familiar with the matter.
These banks built positions for either themselves or for clients in the insurance like products called credit default swaps that J.
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SEE ALSO: Rival Traders Are Buzzing That JPMorgan’s Loss Could Spiral Up To $7 Billion.
Morgan Chase at least $2 billion are shaping up as a boon for some of the banks biggest rivals.
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