Morgan Stanley's Trading Business Sets New Quarterly Record, Trading Revenue Reaches $6.3 billion, Up 69% Year-over-Year

BlockBeats News, July 15th, Morgan Stanley's stock traders significantly outperformed Wall Street's expectations, once again setting a quarterly record. Morgan Stanley's stock trading revenue in the second quarter of 2026 reached $6.3 billion, a 69% year-over-year increase, setting a new quarterly high. In addition, its highly watched wealth management business saw net inflows of $148.1 billion, far surpassing analyst expectations.

For Wall Street, the second quarter was a period of explosive growth in performance, with stock trading volumes of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citigroup all exceeding expectations and reaching historic highs. Following Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs jointly leading the record-breaking IPO of SpaceX, investment banking business expenses also became a focal point for the market. Morgan Stanley's stock underwriting fees reached $851 million, a 70% year-over-year increase. This drove the bank's total investment banking expenses to $2.44 billion.