After years of decline following the financial crisis, Wall Street now expects trading flows to improve as electronification and regulation have largely played out. Industry analysts believe trading revenues bottomed in 2017 at $110b but also acknowledge that 2020 banner $145b year was a COVID anomaly.
“From here you would expect that as the world grows and capital markets grow, the trading businesses will grow," said Daniel Pinto, COO and co-president of JPMorgan Chase.