JPMorgan offers Nasdaq-100 capped notes (AMJB) with 307.66% max return
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering Capped Return Enhanced Notes linked to the Nasdaq-100 Index® with settlement expected on March 6, 2026 and maturity on March 7, 2033. The notes pay at maturity based on the arithmetic-averaged Initial and Ending Values of the Index and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The notes have a stated Maximum Return of at least 307.66% (a capped payment of at least $4,076.60 per $1,000), multiple tiered payoff formulas tied to Index Return and Upside Leverage Factors (1.30, 0.20 and at least 1.92), a Threshold Value of 163.00% of the Initial Value, no periodic interest or dividends, and a minimum denomination of $1,000. Investors bear full credit risk of the issuer and guarantor and may lose some or all principal if the Final Value is below the Initial Value.
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Payoff structure mixes capped upside with layered leverage and averaging; suitability depends on long-term bullish view of the Nasdaq-100.
The offering uses averaging for both Initial and Final Values and three payoff tiers with Upside Leverage Factors of 1.30, 0.20 and at least 1.92, plus a Maximum Return of at least 307.66%. The arithmetic-averaging convention and tiered multipliers meaningfully affect realized payout versus a single-date design.
Key dependencies include the arithmetic average on specified Initial Averaging Dates beginning March 2, 2026, Ending Averaging Dates in late 2032–early 2033, and the stated Threshold Value of 163.00%. Timing and averaging can raise the effective hurdle for positive returns and are central to any valuation or secondary-market expectations.
Credit exposure is to JPMorgan Chase Financial and its guarantor JPMorgan Chase & Co.; investors are unsecured creditors.
The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial, with an unconditional guarantee by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Payment is therefore subject to the creditworthiness of both entities and their market credit spreads, explicitly stated as a valuation driver in the supplement.
Liquidity is limited: the notes will not be exchange-listed and secondary prices will likely be lower than the original issue price. Secondary-market pricing will reflect internal funding rates, hedging costs, and JPMS repurchase behavior during an initial predetermined period (the shorter of six months and one-half the stated term).