JPMorgan prices $1.23M Auto Callable Buffered Notes
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC priced $1,230,000 of Auto Callable Buffered Equity Notes linked to the lesser performing of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Priced on March 13, 2026 with expected settlement on or about March 18, 2026, the notes have a Review Date of March 19, 2027 and a Maturity Date of March 16, 2029. The notes pay no interest, have a 10.00% buffer at maturity, a Call Premium Amount of $105.00 per $1,000 principal, and can result in up to a 90.00% principal loss if the Lesser Performing Fund declines beyond the buffer. The original issue price was $1,000 per note; selling commissions were $32.50 per $1,000 and the estimated value at pricing was $941.10 per $1,000.
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Insights
Notes provide capped early-call upside, buffered downside, and issuer credit exposure.
The structure offers an automatic early exit on March 19, 2027 that pays $1,105 per $1,000 note if both Funds meet their Call Value thresholds, while at maturity investors receive uncapped participation in the lesser performing Fund above its Initial Value, subject to a 10.00% buffer.
Key dependencies are the individual performance of each Fund, the issuer and guarantor credit, and the limited liquidity of these notes. Market movements, currency exposures in the Funds, and issuer credit spreads will materially affect secondary prices; timing of any exit is driven by the automatic call feature.
Investor economics show immediate embedded costs and potential secondary market discount.
The original issue price includes selling commissions of $32.50 and hedging/profit components, producing an estimated value of $941.10 per $1,000 note at pricing. Secondary market prices are expected to be lower than the issue price for most of the term.
Credit risk of JPMorgan Financial and JPMorgan Chase & Co. underpins all payments. Holders should treat the notes as unsecured obligations of the issuer with a guarantor and expect limited liquidity and potential mark-to-market volatility prior to maturity or an automatic call.
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