There are fresh numbers through December 31,
2013 for derivatives exposure for the top 25 banks in the
U.S.
(That table is about 3/4 of the way down the document)
The top 25 banks in the U.S. now hold $304 TRILLION in notional derivatives value.
The top 5 banks are as follows:
JP Morgan: $70.4 TRILLION
Citigroup: $63.5 TRILLION
Bank of America: $55.7 TRILLION
Goldman Sachs: $53.5 TRILLION
Morgan Stanley: $46.7 TRILLION
TOTAL Derivatives Exposure for Top 5 Banks in the U.S.: $290 TRILLION
(That table is about 3/4 of the way down the document)
The top 25 banks in the U.S. now hold $304 TRILLION in notional derivatives value.
The top 5 banks are as follows:
JP Morgan: $70.4 TRILLION
Citigroup: $63.5 TRILLION
Bank of America: $55.7 TRILLION
Goldman Sachs: $53.5 TRILLION
Morgan Stanley: $46.7 TRILLION
TOTAL Derivatives Exposure for Top 5 Banks in the U.S.: $290 TRILLION
Derivatives: The Unregulated Global Casino for
Banks
SHORT STORY: Pick
something of value, make bets on the future value of “something”,
add contract & you have a derivative.
Banks make massive profits on derivatives, and when the bubble bursts chances are the tax payer will end up with the bill.
This visualizes the total coverage for derivatives (notional). Similar to insurance company’s total coverage for all cars.
Banks make massive profits on derivatives, and when the bubble bursts chances are the tax payer will end up with the bill.
This visualizes the total coverage for derivatives (notional). Similar to insurance company’s total coverage for all cars.
Derivative
buys you the option (but not obligation) to buy oil in 6 months for
today’s price/any agreed price, hoping that oil will cost more in
future. (I’ll bet you it’ll cost more in 6 months). Derivative
can also be used as insurance, betting that a loan will or won’t
default before a given date. So its a big betting system, like a
Casino, but instead of betting on cards and roulette, you bet on
future values and performance of practically anything that holds
value. The system is not regulated what-so-ever, and you can buy a
derivative on an existing derivative.
Most large banks try to prevent smaller investors from gaining access to the derivative market on the basis of there being too much risk. Deriv. market has blown a galactic bubble, just like the real estate bubble or stock market bubble (that’s going on right now). Since there is literally no economist in the world that knows exactly how the derivative money flows or how the system works, while derivatives are traded in microseconds by computers, we really don’t know what will trigger the crash, or when it will happen, but considering the global financial crisis this system is in for tough times, that will be catastrophic for the world financial system since the 9 largest banks shown below hold a total of $228.72 trillion in Derivatives – Approximately 3 times the entire world economy. No government in world has money for this bailout. Lets take a look at what banks have the biggest Derivative Exposures and what scandals they’ve been lately involved in. Derivative Data Source: ZeroHedge.
Most large banks try to prevent smaller investors from gaining access to the derivative market on the basis of there being too much risk. Deriv. market has blown a galactic bubble, just like the real estate bubble or stock market bubble (that’s going on right now). Since there is literally no economist in the world that knows exactly how the derivative money flows or how the system works, while derivatives are traded in microseconds by computers, we really don’t know what will trigger the crash, or when it will happen, but considering the global financial crisis this system is in for tough times, that will be catastrophic for the world financial system since the 9 largest banks shown below hold a total of $228.72 trillion in Derivatives – Approximately 3 times the entire world economy. No government in world has money for this bailout. Lets take a look at what banks have the biggest Derivative Exposures and what scandals they’ve been lately involved in. Derivative Data Source: ZeroHedge.
Definition of ‘Derivative’
A security whose price is dependent upon or
derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is
merely a contract between two or more parties. Its value is
determined by fluctuations in the underlying asset. The most common
underlying assets include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies,
interest rates and market indexes. Most derivatives are characterized
by high leverage.
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