Impact of the Volcker Rule on the Trading Revenue of Largest U.S. Trading Firms During the COVID-19 Crisis Period

Hulusi Inanoglu, David Lynch and Zach Modig
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No 2025-005, Finance and Economics Discussion Series from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: Using a novel data collection, we examine the impact of the Volcker Rule on trading revenue of the 21 largest U.S. trading firms during the 100 day stress period centered on the COVID-19 financial crisis. We find that despite the market volatility, trading profits were consistent with volume-driven fees, commissions, and widening of the bid-ask spread. This work adds to the growing body of evidence that a consequence of the Volcker Rule on firm revenue associated with trading is increased financial stability and decreased risk exposure to market shocks.

Keywords: Bank Trading; Supervision and regulation of financial markets and institutions; Systemic Risk; Volcker Rule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 G21 G32 G38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 p.
Date: 2025-01-13
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DOI: 10.17016/FEDS.2025.005

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