JPM (JPM) offers auto-callable buffered notes tied to MerQube Index (pricing May 2026)
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering auto-callable buffered equity notes linked to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index with a pricing date on or about May 14, 2026 and an original issue (settlement) date on or about May 19, 2026. The notes have $1,000 minimum denominations, a maturity date of May 19, 2031, and an automatic call feature beginning on May 18, 2027. The Index includes a 6.0% per annum daily deduction and a notional financing cost. Investors face up to 85.00% principal loss at maturity if the Final Value declines beyond the 15.00% buffer. The notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Financial, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Auto-callable buffered note mixes leveraged index exposure with significant index deductions and call risk.
The product links payoff to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index, which applies a 6.0% per annum daily deduction and a notional financing cost to QQQ performance; these deductions are explicit inputs to pricing and reduce index returns. The notes offer an annual series of rising call premiums that can trigger early redemption beginning May 18, 2027.
Key dependencies include the Index’s implied-volatility-driven exposure (target 35%), the daily deduction, and the issuer/guarantor creditworthiness. Subsequent filings and the final pricing supplement will state the actual Initial Value, final Call Premium Amounts and estimated value upon pricing.
Credit exposure to JPMorgan Financial and guarantor is the primary non-market risk.
The notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Financial, guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Holders depend on both entities to make payments; the pricing supplement warns credit events or defaults could cause loss of principal and interest of the notes.
Monitor public disclosures about JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit spreads and JPMS secondary market quotations for indications of market-implied credit risk during the term.