JPMorgan offers auto-callable notes linked to MerQube Index
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering auto-callable buffered equity notes linked to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index, expected to price on or about June 25, 2026 and settle on or about June 30, 2026.
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering auto-callable buffered equity notes linked to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index, expected to price on or about June 25, 2026 and settle on or about June 30, 2026. Each $1,000 note has a Buffer Amount of 15.00% and a Call Value of 100.00%. The Index is subject to a 6.0% per annum daily deduction and a notional financing cost that reduce index performance. Notes may be automatically called on the Review Date (July 1, 2027) and, if called, will pay $1,000 plus a Call Premium Amount of at least $500.00. If not called, payments at maturity depend on the Index Return; losses can reach up to 85.00% of principal. Payments are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Financial and fully guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.; investors bear the credit risk of both entities.
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Complex payoff with capped early exit and a material index drag from daily deductions.
The notes combine an automatic-call feature with a 15.00% downside buffer and an indexed upside tied to the MerQube Index. The Index applies a 6.0% per annum daily deduction plus a notional financing cost, which the pricing supplement states will materially reduce index performance.
Key dependencies include realized volatility of the QQQ Fund (used as a proxy), the weekly leverage resets, and the notional financing cost. Pricing and hypothetical payouts shown assume the stated Buffer and minimum Call Premium; actual economics will be set in the final pricing supplement.
Payments depend on issuer and guarantor creditworthiness as well as index performance.
The notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC and are fully guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The supplement highlights that JPMorgan Financial is a finance subsidiary with limited independent assets and depends on intercompany payments.
Investor recovery in a JPMorgan Chase resolution would rank pari passu with other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors; credit risk of issuer/guarantor is an explicit value driver for secondary prices and potential investor losses.
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