by Calculated Risk on 5/10/2012 05:19:00 PM
Thursday, May 10, 2012
JPM: $2 billion trading loss on synthetic credit position
At a special conference call, from the WSJ: J.P. Morgan To Host Surprise Conference Call. A few excerpts:
J.P. Morgan is now forecasting an $800 million loss in the corporate segment in the second quarter.
Dimon says the strategy was "Flawed complex poorly reviewed poorly executed and poorly monitored."
These were egregious mistakes, they were self-inflicted."- Dimon
Other headlines: "Obviously there was sloppiness" "Portofolio still has risk"