Business Segments · Trading
Institutional Securities1 — Trading
Morgan Stanley Institutional Securities1 — Trading increased by 84.5% to $6.60B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.0%, from $5.11B to $6.60B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Institutional Securities1 — Trading shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher revenue indicates strong client flow and effective risk management, whereas lower revenue may signal reduced market volatility or decreased client activity.
Detailed definition
Revenue derived from market-making and principal trading activities across fixed income, equities, and commodities. It r...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as Sales and Trading revenue by global investment banks.
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ms_segment_is_tradingHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.08B | $2.90B | $2.31B | $4.21B | $3.98B | $3.33B | $2.81B | $4.26B | $3.59B | $3.66B | $2.96B | $4.58B | $4.05B | $3.71B | $3.63B | $5.11B | $4.35B | $4.68B | $3.58B | $6.60B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.9% | -20.4% | +82.4% | -5.4% | -16.2% | -15.7% | +51.7% | -15.6% | +1.8% | -19.2% | +55.0% | -11.7% | -8.4% | -2.1% | +40.9% | -14.9% | +7.6% | -23.6% | +84.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.2% | +14.9% | +21.8% | +1.2% | -9.6% | +9.9% | +5.3% | +7.7% | +12.6% | +1.3% | +22.7% | +11.6% | +7.5% | +26.2% | -1.4% | +29.0% |
Range$2.31B – $6.60B
CAGR+17.4%
Avg YoY Growth+11.9%
Median YoY Growth+10.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — trading?
- Morgan Stanley (MS) reported institutional securities1 — trading of $6.60B in Q1 2026.
- How has Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — trading changed year-over-year?
- Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — trading increased by 29.0% year-over-year, from $5.11B to $6.60B.
- What is the long-term trend for Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — trading?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Morgan Stanley's institutional securities1 — trading has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.35B to $17.72B.
- What does institutional securities1 — trading mean?
- Revenue generated from buying and selling financial instruments on behalf of clients and for the firm's own account.