Record demand for US tech shares and major benchmarks lifted global structured product issuance by 102% to 7,294 notes, while Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) equity revenues jumped 50%.

French banking group BNP Paribas reported a 13.5% year-on-year (YoY) increase in third quarter of net income to €3,456m (US$3.87 billion), comfortably beating market expectations on the back of double-digit revenue growth and an exceptional performance within its equity derivatives (EQDs) franchise. Investor demand during the quarter was concentrated in single stock and index-linked underlyings Group net banking income rose 9.5% to €13,757m in the third quarter of 2026, while nine