By American Business News: JP Morgan (JPM) reported a $5.0 billion profit last week despite a $4.4bn loss on trades booked by the Chief Investment Office (CIO) or London Whale. No one should be fooled by the $4.4bn of securities gains, credit reserve write-backs and DVA gains. These are not a real reflection of JPM's profitability. However, if you believe that the Whale's losses represent a once off mistake, rather than a more general lowering of risk management standards at JPM, then using once off gains to offset once off losses reveals a fair reflection of underlying profitability.
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