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Hedge fund demand for leverage drives Wall Street equities revenue to record highs

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Surging demand for financing from hedge funds, partly driven by leveraged investments in artificial intelligence, has pushed Wall Street's largest banks to record equities trading revenues in 2026, according to a report by The Daily Upside citing CNBC analysis. The five largest US investment banks generated $67bn in equities revenue during the first nine months of 2026, exceeding last year's full-year record by approximately $7bn. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase accounted for $52bn of the total, or nearly 80%. Goldman Sachs led the group with more than $19bn in equities revenu

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