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Fair Value Option</font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Other Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities at Fair Value</font></b> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> In addition to all cash and derivative instruments included in “Financial instruments owned, at fair value” and “Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value,” the firm has elected to account for certain of its other financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value under the fair value option. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The primary reasons for electing the fair value option are to: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="2%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> reflect economic events in earnings on a timely basis; </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> mitigate volatility in earnings from using different measurement attributes (e.g., transfers of financial instruments owned accounted for as financings are recorded at fair value whereas the related secured financing would be recorded on an accrual basis absent electing the fair value option); and </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> address simplification and <font style="white-space: nowrap">cost-benefit</font> considerations (e.g., accounting for hybrid financial instruments at fair value in their entirety versus bifurcation of embedded derivatives and hedge accounting for debt hosts). </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Hybrid financial instruments are instruments that contain bifurcatable embedded derivatives and do not require settlement by physical delivery of <font style="white-space: nowrap">non-financial</font> assets (e.g., physical commodities). If the firm elects to bifurcate the embedded derivative from the associated debt, the derivative is accounted for at fair value and the host contract is accounted for at amortized cost, adjusted for the effective portion of any fair value hedges. 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Valuation adjustments may be made for counterparty and the firm’s credit quality. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Significant inputs for each category of other financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value are as follows: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b>Resale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Borrowed and Loaned. </b>The significant inputs to the valuation of resale and repurchase agreements and securities borrowed and loaned are the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, interest rates and collateral funding spreads. See Note 9 for further information. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b>Other Secured Financings. </b>The significant inputs to the valuation of other secured financings at fair value are the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, interest rates, the fair value of the collateral delivered by the firm (which is determined using the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, market yields and recovery assumptions), the frequency of additional collateral calls and the credit spreads of the firm. See Note 9 for further information. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b>Unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">Short-term</font> and <font style="white-space: nowrap">Long-term</font> Borrowings. </b>The significant inputs to the valuation of unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">short-term</font> and <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> borrowings at fair value are the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, interest rates, the credit spreads of the firm, as well as commodity prices in the case of prepaid commodity transactions and, for certain hybrid financial instruments, equity prices, inflation rates and index levels. See Notes 15 and 16 for further information. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b>Receivables from Customers and Counterparties. </b>The significant inputs to the valuation of certain receivables from customers and counterparties are commodity prices, interest rates and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b>Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts. </b>Insurance and reinsurance contracts at fair value are included in “Receivables from customers and counterparties” and “Other liabilities and accrued expenses.” These contracts are valued using market transactions and other market evidence where possible, including <font style="white-space: nowrap">market-based</font> inputs to models, calibration to <font style="white-space: nowrap">market-clearing</font> transactions or other alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Significant level 2 inputs typically include interest rates and inflation risk. Significant level 3 inputs typically include mortality or funding benefit assumptions. 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These gains and losses are included in “Market making” and “Other principal transactions” revenues. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The amounts in the table exclude contractual interest, which is included in “Interest income” and “Interest expense,” for all instruments other than hybrid financial instruments. See Note 23 for further information about interest income and interest expense. The table also excludes gains and losses related to financial instruments owned, at fair value and financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Included in the “Other” columns in the table below are: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="2%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Gains and losses on the embedded derivative component of hybrid financial instruments included in unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">short-term</font> borrowings and unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> borrowings. These gains and losses would have been recognized under other U.S. GAAP even if the firm had not elected to account for the entire hybrid instrument at fair value. </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Gains and losses on secured financings related to transfers of assets accounted for as financings rather than sales. These gains and losses are offset by gains and losses on the related instruments included in “Financial instruments owned, at fair value” and “Receivables from customers and counterparties.” </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Gains and losses on receivables from customers and counterparties related to transfers of assets accounted for as receivables rather than purchases. These gains and losses are offset by gains and losses on the related financial instruments included in “Other secured financings.” </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> • </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Gains and losses on subordinated liabilities issued by consolidated VIEs. These gains and losses are offset by gains and losses on the financial assets held by the consolidated VIEs. </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <!-- Table Width Row BEGIN --> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata --> <td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body --> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 --> <td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter --> <td width="3%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body --> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 --> <td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=lead --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=body --> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 --> <td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=05 type=gutter --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=05 type=lead --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=05 type=body --> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 --> <td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=06 type=gutter --> <td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=06 type=maindata --> </tr> <!-- Table Width Row END --> <!-- TableOutputHead --> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="19" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="17" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>Gains/(Losses) on Financial Assets and<br /> </b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="17" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Financial Liabilities at Fair Value </b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="17" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>Three Months Ended March</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="6" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2011</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="9" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2010</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Fair<br /> </b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Fair<br /> </b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Value<br /> </b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Value<br /> </b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <i>in millions</i> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Option</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Other</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Option</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>Other</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="19" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <!-- TableOutputBody --> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Receivables from customers and counterparties <sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">1</sup> </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>1</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>319</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (38 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Other secured financings </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>4</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>(415</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>)</b> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (4 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (5 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">short-term</font> borrowings </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>7</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>(224</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>)</b> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 13 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (205 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> borrowings </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>3</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>(1,271</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>)</b> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 84 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 575 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Other liabilities and accrued expenses <sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">2</sup> </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>(189</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>)</b> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>87</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 69 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 107 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Other <sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">3</sup> </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>35</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>—</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (3 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="19" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="19" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> <b>Total</b> </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>(139</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>)</b> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>(1,504</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <b>)</b> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>121</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>472</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="19" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="19" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="2%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> 1. </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Primarily consists of gains/(losses) on certain transfers accounted for as receivables rather than purchases and certain reinsurance contracts. </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> 2. </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Primarily consists of gains/(losses) on certain insurance and reinsurance contracts. </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td> 3. </td> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify"> Primarily consists of gains/(losses) on resale and repurchase agreements, securities borrowed and loaned and deposits. </td> </tr> </table> <!-- XBRL Pagebreak Begin --> <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> </div> </div> <!-- END PAGE WIDTH --> <!-- PAGEBREAK --> <div style="margin-left: 0%"> <!-- BEGIN PAGE WIDTH --> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b> <font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"> </font> </b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b> <font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"> </font> </b> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b> <font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica"> </font> </b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <!-- XBRL Pagebreak End --> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Excluding the gains and losses on the instruments accounted for under the fair value option described above, “Market making” and “Other principal transactions” primarily represents gains and losses on “Financial instruments owned, at fair value” and “Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value.” </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Loans and Lending Commitments</font></b> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The table below presents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate contractual principal amount for loans and <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> receivables for which the fair value option was elected. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <!-- Table Width Row BEGIN --> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="64%"> </td><!-- colindex=01 type=maindata --> <td width="3%"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=gutter --> <td width="9%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=lead --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body --> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 --> <td width="4%"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=gutter --> <td width="13%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=lead --> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=body --> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td><!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 --> <td width="1%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=gutter --> <td width="2%"> </td><!-- colindex=04 type=maindata --> </tr> <!-- Table Width Row END --> <!-- TableOutputHead --> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="11" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="9" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>As of</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>March<br /> </b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>December<br /> </b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <i>in millions</i> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>2011</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>2010</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td colspan="11" align="right" valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <!-- TableOutputBody --> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Aggregate contractual principal amount of performing loans and <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> receivables in excess of the related fair value </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>$</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>3,144</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,090 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Aggregate contractual principal amount of loans on nonaccrual status <font style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</font> more than 90 days past due in excess of the related fair value </div> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> <b>24,259</b> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 26,653 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="11" valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td colspan="11" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; 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Of these amounts, $642 million and $349 million as of March 2011 and December 2010, respectively, related to unsecured <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> borrowings and the remainder related to <font style="white-space: nowrap">long-term</font> other secured financings. </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Impact of Credit Spreads on Loans and Lending Commitments</font></b> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The net gains/(losses) attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit spreads on loans and lending commitments for which the fair value option was elected were $756 million and $1.07 billion for the three months ended March 2011 and March 2010, respectively. Changes in the fair value of floating-rate loans and lending commitments are attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit spreads. For fixed-rate loans and lending commitments the firm allocates changes in fair value between interest rate-related changes and credit spread-related changes based on changes in interest rates. </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt"> </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Impact of Credit Spreads on Borrowings</font></b> </div> <div align="left" style="text-align:justify; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> The table below presents the net gains attributable to the impact of changes in the firm’s own credit spreads on borrowings for which the fair value option was elected. 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