BNP Derivatives Boss Says Few Banks Making Money in Equities
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Most banks are losing money trading stocks in Europe when their cost of capital is considered, said the top equity derivatives executive at BNP Paribas SA.
“A lot of banks are running unprofitable equity businesses, which cannot be sustainable,” Yann Gerardin, head of global equities and commodity derivatives at France’s largest bank, said in an interview in Paris.