Stocks endured a wild ride in the second quarter. It was great news for big banks

In This Article: The second quarter of 2025 was a great time to be a stock trader at one of the country's major banks. The equities trading desks of all five of the "bulge bracket" banks — JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Citigroup (C), and Bank of America (BAC) —…