JPMorgan Prices $2.58M Review Notes Linked to MerQube Index
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC priced $2,584,000 of Review Notes linked to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index, expected to settle on or about May 20, 2026.
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC priced $2,584,000 of Review Notes linked to the MerQube US Tech+ Vol Advantage Index, expected to settle on or about May 20, 2026. The notes offer periodic automatic-call opportunities beginning May 19, 2027 with graded call premiums; principal is at risk and up to 85.00% of principal may be lost at maturity if the Index declines beyond the 15.00% buffer. The Index level reflects a 6.0% per annum daily deduction and a notional financing cost on the QQQ Fund, which materially reduces index performance. The notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.; estimated value at pricing was $908.40 per $1,000 note and the public price was $1,000 per note (selling commission $39 per note).
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These are principal-at-risk, auto-callable structured notes with material index deductions.
The notes link to a volatility-targeting index (MQUSTVA) that applies a 6.0% per annum daily deduction and a notional financing cost to QQQ performance; both reduce the underlying level and were input into pricing models, producing an $908.40 estimated value per $1,000 note at issuance.
The notes feature scheduled Review Dates beginning May 19, 2027 with rising Call Premiums up to $900 at final Review Date, a 15.00% buffer and potential loss of up to 85.00% of principal at maturity. Secondary-market liquidity and credit exposure to JPMorgan Financial and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be primary value drivers during the term.
Index design (leverage, daily deduction, implied-volatility targeting) materially shapes payoff and downside risk.
The Index may employ up to 500% exposure and resets weekly using the QQQ Fund's one-week implied volatility versus a 35% target; leverage and weekly resets can magnify losses and create so-called "volatility drag."
Investors should note that the Index replaced futures with an unfunded QQQ position effective February 9, 2024, and the daily deductions and financing cost mean the Index will trail an identical index without such deductions.
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