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Morgan Stanley – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 11/3/20, at 4:07pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/20   ·   Accession #:  895421-20-527   ·   File #:  1-11758

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

11/03/20  Morgan Stanley                    10-Q        9/30/20  144:41M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML   1.10M 
 3: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     71K 
 4: EX-15       Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     49K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
15: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    117K 
16: R2          Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited)          HTML    125K 
17: R3          Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statements        HTML     71K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    125K 
19: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     71K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity  HTML     94K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
21: R7          Consolidated Cash Flow Statements (Unaudited)       HTML    129K 
22: R8          Introduction and Basis of Presentation              HTML     50K 
23: R9          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     73K 
24: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML     45K 
25: R11         Cash and Cash Equivalents                           HTML     50K 
26: R12         Fair Values                                         HTML    912K 
27: R13         Fair Value Option                                   HTML    112K 
28: R14         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    469K 
29: R15         Investment Securities                               HTML    308K 
30: R16         Collateralized Transactions                         HTML    174K 
31: R17         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML    338K 
                for Credit Losses                                                
32: R18         Other Assets - Equity Method Investments            HTML     59K 
33: R19         Deposits                                            HTML     58K 
34: R20         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings             HTML     63K 
35: R21         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies           HTML    139K 
36: R22         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML    285K 
                Activities                                                       
37: R23         Regulatory Requirements                             HTML    172K 
38: R24         Total Equity                                        HTML    363K 
39: R25         Interest Income and Interest Expense                HTML     84K 
40: R26         Income Taxes                                        HTML     53K 
41: R27         Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information         HTML    307K 
42: R28         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML     84K 
43: R29         Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)                  HTML     48K 
44: R30         Fair Values (Tables)                                HTML   1.25M 
45: R31         Fair Value Option (Tables)                          HTML    105K 
46: R32         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    479K 
                (Tables)                                                         
47: R33         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    309K 
48: R34         Collateralized Transactions (Tables)                HTML    180K 
49: R35         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML    337K 
                for Credit Losses (Tables)                                       
50: R36         Other Assets - Equity Method Investments (Tables)   HTML     58K 
51: R37         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     58K 
52: R38         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings (Tables)    HTML     63K 
53: R39         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies (Tables)  HTML    120K 
54: R40         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML    291K 
                Activities (Tables)                                              
55: R41         Regulatory Requirements (Tables)                    HTML    168K 
56: R42         Total Equity (Tables)                               HTML    432K 
57: R43         Interest Income and Interest Expense (Tables)       HTML     85K 
58: R44         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     51K 
59: R45         Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information         HTML    316K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R46         Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative         HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R47         Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     73K 
62: R48         Cash and Cash Equivalents - Summary (Details)       HTML     51K 
63: R49         Fair Values - Assets and Liabilities Measured at    HTML    222K 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details)                        
64: R50         Fair Values - Detail of Loans and Lending           HTML     61K 
                Commitments at Fair Value and Unsettled Fair Value               
                of Futures Contracts (Details)                                   
65: R51         Fair Values - Activity of Level 3 Assets and        HTML    190K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
66: R52         Fair Values - Valuation Techniques and Sensitivity  HTML    346K 
                of Unobservable Inputs Used in Level 3 Fair Value                
                Measurements (Details)                                           
67: R53         Fair Values - Fund Interests Measured Based on Net  HTML     63K 
                Asset Value (Details)                                            
68: R54         Fair Values - Assets and Liabilities Measured at    HTML     82K 
                Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                     
69: R55         Fair Values - Financial Instruments Not Measured    HTML    110K 
                at Fair Value (Details)                                          
70: R56         Fair Value Option - Borrowings Measured at Fair     HTML     55K 
                Value on a Recurring Basis (Details)                             
71: R57         Fair Value Option - Net Revenues from Borrowings    HTML     48K 
                under the Fair Value Option (Details)                            
72: R58         Fair Value Option - Gains (Losses) Due to Changes   HTML     61K 
                in Instrument-Specific Credit Risk (Details)                     
73: R59         Fair Value Option - Difference Between Contractual  HTML     46K 
                Principal and Fair Value (Details)                               
74: R60         Fair Value Option - Fair Value Loans on Nonaccrual  HTML     44K 
                Status (Details)                                                 
75: R61         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML    178K 
                Fair Values of Derivative Contracts (Details)                    
76: R62         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML    109K 
                Notionals of Derivative Contracts (Details)                      
77: R63         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     83K 
                Gains (Losses) on Accounting Hedges and Fair Value               
                Hedges (Details)                                                 
78: R64         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     54K 
                Credit Risk-Related Contingencies (Details)                      
79: R65         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML    102K 
                Maximum Potential Payout/Notional of Credit                      
                Protection Sold (Details)                                        
80: R66         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     58K 
                Fair Value Asset/(Liability) of Credit Protection                
                Sold (Details)                                                   
81: R67         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     54K 
                Protection Purchased with CDS (Details)                          
82: R68         Investment Securities - AFS and HTM Securities      HTML    109K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R69         Investment Securities - Narrative (Details)         HTML     49K 
84: R70         Investment Securities - Investment Securities in    HTML     89K 
                an Unrealized Loss Position (Details)                            
85: R71         Investment Securities - Investment Securities by    HTML    185K 
                Contractual Maturity (Details)                                   
86: R72         Investment Securities - Gross Realized Gains        HTML     46K 
                (Losses) on Sales of AFS Securities (Details)                    
87: R73         Collateralized Transactions - Offsetting of         HTML    108K 
                Certain Collateralized Transactions (Details)                    
88: R74         Collateralized Transactions - Gross Secured         HTML     85K 
                Financing Balances (Details)                                     
89: R75         Collateralized Transactions - Assets Loaned or      HTML     47K 
                Pledged (Details)                                                
90: R76         Collateralized Transactions - Collateral Received   HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R77         Collateralized Transactions - Securities            HTML     41K 
                Segregated for Regulatory Purposes (Details)                     
92: R78         Collateralized Transactions - Customer Margin       HTML     41K 
                Lending (Details)                                                
93: R79         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML     94K 
                for Credit Losses - Loans by Type (Details)                      
94: R80         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML    136K 
                for Credit Losses - Loans Held for Investment                    
                before Allowance by Origination Year (Details)                   
95: R81         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML     76K 
                for Credit Losses - Past Due Status of Loans Held                
                for Investment before Allowance (Details)                        
96: R82         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML     53K 
                for Credit Losses - Nonaccrual Loans Held for                    
                Investment before Allowance (Details)                            
97: R83         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML     45K 
                for Credit Losses - Troubled Debt Restructurings                 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R84         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML    108K 
                for Credit Losses - Allowance for Credit Losses                  
                Rollforward - Loans and Lending Commitments                      
                (Details)                                                        
99: R85         Loans, Lending Commitments and Related Allowance    HTML     60K 
                for Credit Losses - Employee Loans (Details)                     
100: R86         Other Assets - Equity Method Investments -          HTML     48K  
                Balances (Details)                                               
101: R87         Other Assets - Equity Method Investments - Joint    HTML     45K  
                Ventures (Details)                                               
102: R88         Deposits - Summary (Details)                        HTML     49K  
103: R89         Deposits - Time Deposit Maturities (Details)        HTML     54K  
104: R90         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings -           HTML     55K  
                Borrowings (Details)                                             
105: R91         Borrowings and Other Secured Financings - Other     HTML     47K  
                Secured Financings (Details)                                     
106: R92         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies -         HTML     82K  
                Commitments (Details)                                            
107: R93         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies -         HTML    116K  
                Obligations under Guarantee Arrangements (Details)               
108: R94         Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies -         HTML     68K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
109: R95         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     54K  
                Activities - Assets and Liabilities by Type of                   
                Activity (Details)                                               
110: R96         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     68K  
                Activities - Assets and Liabilities by Balance                   
                Sheet Caption (Details)                                          
111: R97         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML    105K  
                Activities - Non-Consolidated VIEs (Details)                     
112: R98         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     59K  
                Activities - Mortgage and Asset Backed                           
                Securitization Assets (Details)                                  
113: R99         Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     83K  
                Activities - Transferred Assets with Continuing                  
                Involvement (Details)                                            
114: R100        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     69K  
                Activities - Fair Value of Transferred Assets with               
                Continuing Involvement (Details)                                 
115: R101        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     51K  
                Activities - Proceeds from New Securitization                    
                Transactions and Sales of Loans (Details)                        
116: R102        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     55K  
                Activities - Assets Sold with Retained Exposure                  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R103        Regulatory Requirements - Narrative (Details)       HTML     44K  
118: R104        Regulatory Requirements - The Firm's Regulatory     HTML     78K  
                Capital and Capital Ratios (Details)                             
119: R105        Regulatory Requirements - U.S. Bank Subsidiaries'   HTML    105K  
                Regulatory Capital and Capital Ratios (Details)                  
120: R106        Regulatory Requirements - U.S. Broker-Dealer        HTML     49K  
                Regulatory Capital Requirements (Details)                        
121: R107        Total Equity - Preferred Stock Outstanding          HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R108        Total Equity - Common Shares Outstanding for Basic  HTML     50K  
                and Diluted EPS (Details)                                        
123: R109        Total Equity - Common Stock Repurchases (Details)   HTML     43K  
124: R110        Total Equity - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     42K  
125: R111        Total Equity - Dividends (Details)                  HTML     76K  
126: R112        Total Equity - Cumulative Adjustments to Beginning  HTML     56K  
                Retained Earnings Related to the Adoption of                     
                Accounting Updates (Details)                                     
127: R113        Total Equity - Accumulated Other Comprehensive      HTML     63K  
                Income (Loss) (Details)                                          
128: R114        Total Equity - Components of Period Changes in OCI  HTML    116K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R115        Interest Income and Interest Expense - Summary      HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R116        Interest Income and Interest Expense - Accrued      HTML     44K  
                Interest (Details)                                               
131: R117        Income Taxes - Summary (Details)                    HTML     44K  
132: R118        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML    119K  
                Selected Financial Information by Business Segment               
                (Details)                                                        
133: R119        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     55K  
                Institutional Securities - Investment Banking                    
                Revenues (Details)                                               
134: R120        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     55K  
                Trading Revenues by Product Type (Details)                       
135: R121        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     41K  
                Investment Management Investments Revenues - Net                 
                Unrealized Carried Interest (Details)                            
136: R122        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     41K  
                Investment Management Asset Management Revenues -                
                Reduction of Fees due to Fee Waivers (Details)                   
137: R123        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information - Net   HTML     49K  
                Revenues by Region (Details)                                     
138: R124        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     42K  
                Revenue Recognized from Prior Services (Details)                 
139: R125        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     42K  
                Receivables from Contracts with Customers                        
                (Details)                                                        
140: R126        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     49K  
                Assets by Business Segment (Details)                             
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‘EX-101.PRE’   —   XBRL Presentations — ms-20200930_pre

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