Global Banking — Market making and similar activities
Business Segments · Market making and similar activitiesBank of America Global Banking — Market making and similar activities decreased by 8.2% to $67.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.3%, from $63.00M to $67.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Banking — Market making and similar activities shows an upward trend with a 17.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher client trading activity and market volatility, while a decrease may indicate reduced client hedging needs or lower market participation.
Detailed definition
This captures revenue generated from facilitating client transactions in financial markets, such as foreign exchange, de...
Peer comparison
Comparable to market-making or trading-related fee income in corporate and investment banking divisions.
bac_segment_global_banking_market_making_and_similar_activitiesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $28.00M | $40.00M | $46.00M | $49.00M | $80.00M | $52.00M | $34.00M | $45.00M | $69.00M | $21.00M | $55.00M | $68.00M | $78.00M | $66.00M | $63.00M | $66.00M | $68.00M | $73.00M | $67.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +42.9% | +15.0% | +6.5% | +63.3% | -35.0% | -34.6% | +32.4% | +53.3% | -69.6% | +161.9% | +23.6% | +14.7% | -15.4% | -4.5% | +4.8% | +3.0% | +7.4% | -8.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +185.7% | +30.0% | -26.1% | -8.2% | -13.8% | -59.6% | +61.8% | +51.1% | +13.0% | +214.3% | +14.5% | -2.9% | -12.8% | +10.6% | +6.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of America's global banking — market making and similar activities?
- Bank of America (BAC) reported global banking — market making and similar activities of $67.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Bank of America's global banking — market making and similar activities changed year-over-year?
- Bank of America's global banking — market making and similar activities increased by 6.3% year-over-year, from $63.00M to $67.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of America's global banking — market making and similar activities?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of America's global banking — market making and similar activities has grown at a 17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $145.00M to $274.00M.
- What does global banking — market making and similar activities mean?
- Revenue earned from helping clients trade and hedge financial instruments like currencies and derivatives.