Business Segments · Market making and similar activities

Global Markets — Market making and similar activities

Bank of America Global Markets — Market making and similar activities increased by 86.0% to $3.72B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.7%, from $3.62B to $3.72B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Markets — Market making and similar activities shows an upward trend with a 8.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryMarket Position
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 1, 2026

How to read this metric

Higher revenue indicates increased client trading volume and effective management of market-making positions.

Detailed definition

This metric represents revenue generated from facilitating client trading activities by acting as a counterparty in fina...

Peer comparison

Standard across investment banking segments; peers report this as trading revenue or market-making income.

Metric ID: bac_segment_global_markets_market_making_and_similar_activities

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$1.96B$2.01B$1.31B$3.19B$2.66B$2.87B$2.69B$4.40B$3.41B$3.20B$2.43B$3.83B$3.22B$3.35B$2.38B$3.62B$3.30B$3.14B$2.00B$3.72B
QoQ Change+2.5%-34.9%+143.1%-16.7%+8.2%-6.6%+63.8%-22.5%-6.3%-24.0%+57.7%-16.0%+4.1%-28.9%+52.1%-8.9%-4.8%-36.3%+86.0%
YoY Change+35.3%+42.7%+104.6%+37.9%+28.3%+11.2%-9.6%-12.9%-5.6%+4.8%-1.9%-5.4%+2.5%-6.2%-16.0%+2.7%
Range$1.31B$4.40B
CAGR+14.4%
Avg YoY Growth+13.3%
Median YoY Growth+2.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bank of America's global markets — market making and similar activities?
Bank of America (BAC) reported global markets — market making and similar activities of $3.72B in Q1 2026.
How has Bank of America's global markets — market making and similar activities changed year-over-year?
Bank of America's global markets — market making and similar activities increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from $3.62B to $3.72B.
What is the long-term trend for Bank of America's global markets — market making and similar activities?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of America's global markets — market making and similar activities has grown at a 8.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.76B to $12.06B.
What does global markets — market making and similar activities mean?
Revenue earned from acting as a market maker for client trades.