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Equity Trading Demand

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC · 2026-10-21 · Importance 51 · Surprise 64 · In source text

Goldman Sachs benefited from strong equity-trading activity tied to artificial-intelligence and semiconductor trades. Goldman’s equities revenue rose 72% year over year, indicating substantially higher client demand for trading and financing exposure to AI-related stocks. The broader five-bank group generated about $67 billion of equities revenue through September 30, 2026, with Goldman, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley accounting for approximately $52 billion.

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revenuepositiverealized—Goldman Sachs' equities revenue rose 72% from a year earlier.