JPMorgan (AMJB) launches callable contingent-interest notes linked to MerQube Index
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering Auto Callable Contingent Interest Notes linked to the MerQube US Large-Cap Vol Advantage Index, with pricing expected on or about March 23, 2026 and settlement on or about March 26, 2026.
The notes pay a Contingent Interest Rate of at least 14.25% per annum when the Index on a Review Date is at or above an Interest Barrier of 70.00% of the Initial Value. An automatic call can occur if the Index on certain Review Dates is at or above the Initial Value, with the earliest automatic-call opportunity on March 23, 2027. At maturity on March 28, 2030, payments depend on the Final Value versus a Trigger Value of 60.00% of Initial Value; if Final Value is below the Trigger Value, principal is reduced pro rata by the Index Return. The Index reflects a 6.0% per annum daily deduction that materially reduces index performance. Minimum denominations are $1,000.
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Product offers high contingent yield but limited upside and material downside exposure.
The notes tie monthly-contingent coupons (at least 14.25% annualized) to the MerQube index meeting a 70.00% Interest Barrier, with a weekly volatility-targeting, leveraged futures exposure and a 6.0% per annum daily deduction applied to the Index level.
The combination of the daily deduction and leveraged futures exposure is central to pricing; these features lower secondary-market values and increase the chance that Contingent Interest Payments will not be made. Pricing/settlement dates are March 23/March 26, 2026, and the earliest auto-call is March 23, 2027.
Credit and liquidity risks are primary non-market hazards for noteholders.
Payments are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC and fully guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.; holders bear issuer and guarantor credit risk and the subsidiary’s limited independent assets. Defaults by either could eliminate recoveries.
The notes are unlisted and secondary-market bids depend on JPMS willingness to buy; expect limited liquidity and secondary prices below original issue price. The pricing supplement states estimated value floor at $900.00 per $1,000 note and an example estimated value of approximately $946.30.