A definitive breakdown of the gloomy state of Wall Street
Total revenue numbers aren't all that bad for the third quarter. While equities revenues fell 11% from the year-ago quarter, banking revenues were up 7% and fixed income, currencies, and commodities, or FICC, revenues were up 36%. Full-year performance is still expected to decline 5%, however.
Within FICC, the strong third-quarter recovery was driven by credit-linked products. G10 rates also saw continued strength, according to Coalition. Meanwhile, G10 FX, EM Macro, Securitization, and Commodities all underperformed.
Equities continued to underperform in the third quarter. Derivatives and Cash continued to be weak, while prime services declined for the first time since 2010, according to Coalition. Futures and options revenues were supported by outperformance from Americas fixed income futures.
Investment banking revenues declined sharply thanks largely to a drop in equity capital markets revenues. M&A was also down, while debt capital markets' decline, driven by decreasing loan issuance, was offset slightly by strong investment grade issuance volumes.
Headcount was also down year-over-year for the first nine months of the year. FICC headcount declined 8% and equities headcount dropped 4%, while investment banking headcount remained flat.
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