The third quarter of 2015 was a mixed period for the equity trading business. The slump in equity markets around the globe ? which was quickly followed by a strong rally ? drove demand for trading services. While investment banks benefited from elevated activity levels, the markets did not completely recover their lost value by the end of the period, which led to sizable mark-to-market losses for these banks on their securities portfolios. This resulted in equity trading revenues which were lowe...
The third quarter of 2015 was a mixed period for the equity trading business. The slump in equity markets around the globe ? which was quickly followed by a strong rally ? drove demand for trading services. While investment banks benefited from elevated activity levels, the markets did not completely recover their lost value by the end of the period, which led to sizable mark-to-market losses for these banks on their securities portfolios. This resulted in equity trading revenues which were lowe...
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