JPMorgan Chase (AMJB) offers auto‑call contingent notes linked to MerQube Index
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering Auto Callable Contingent Interest Notes linked to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index, expected to price on or about April 8, 2026 and settle on or about April 13, 2026. The notes pay a Contingent Interest Payment on each Review Date when the Index closing level is ≥ an Interest Barrier of 60.00% of the Initial Value and are automatically called if the Index on a Review Date (other than the first and final) is ≥ the Initial Value. The Contingent Interest Rate will be at least 11.70% per annum (at least $29.25 per quarter per $1,000 note). The Index is subject to a 6.0% per annum daily deduction and a notional financing cost; the notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial and fully guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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These notes trade yield potential for significant principal risk and complex index mechanics.
The notes offer a minimum contingent coupon of 11.70% per annum, payable quarterly, but coupons are conditional on the Index remaining above an Interest Barrier of 60.00% at each Review Date. The instrument includes an automatic call feature tied to the Index reaching or exceeding its Initial Value on intermediate Review Dates.
The Index applies a 6.0% per annum daily deduction plus a notional financing cost and may employ up to 500% exposure; these features materially reduce index performance and increase downside risk. Pricing/secondary market liquidity limitations and the estimated value discount versus the original issue price are primary considerations for prospective buyers.
Payments depend on issuer and guarantor creditworthiness despite derivative features.
The notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Any payment is therefore subject to the credit risk of both entities. JPMorgan Financial is a finance subsidiary with limited independent assets.
Secondary market valuations will be sensitive to changes in the market-implied funding rate, credit spreads and JPMS published bid levels; liquidity may be limited because the notes are not exchange listed.