Guy Moszkowski Equity Quotations

Results were extremely strong in almost every category, with particular strength in fixed income and equity trading, each producing well over $400 million more than we had forecast in revenue, for a total trading 'surprise' of $1BB in revenue.

We've anticipated some of that. There is going to be some uncertainty again surrounding when the equity underwriting calendar's going to look better and all the other businesses.

Trends look very strong for fixed income, with investment grade issuance up strongly and high yield issuance levels performing well. Equity underwriting has been more mixed in the first quarter, but remains very strong, especially in the U.S., and backlogs have been building.