# Why didnt u sell on top? 📉 **URL:** \ **Category:** Out Of Pod Experience\ **Created:** [January 15, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-didnt-u-sell-on-top/290275 "2021-01-15T18:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 611
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> [@The Like and Get Likes thread III](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/the-like-and-get-likes-thread-iii/281042/495): > > By total assets The list is based on the April, 2020 [S&P Global Market Intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_Global_Market_Intelligence) report of the 100 largest banks in the world.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_banks#cite_note-SP-1) The ranking was based upon assets as reported and was not adjusted for different accounting treatments.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_banks#cite_note-SP-1) Accounting treatment affects the assets reported: for example, the United States uses [US GAAP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_Accepted_Accounting_Principles_(United_States)) (as opposed to [IFRS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Financial_Reporting_Standards)), which only reports the net [derivative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_(finance)) position in most cases, leading to US banks having fewer derivative assets than comparable non-US ban… ### [List of largest banks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_banks) ## By total assets 4 Largest Chinese banks = $14.82 trillion. If [JPMorgan Chase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase) reported under the IFRS, it would be ranked 5th in the list as of 2020, rather than 7th.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_banks#cite_note-SP-1) Rank - - - - Bank name - - - - - - Total assets \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_(2019) \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ ([US$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US%24) Billion) 1 [![China23x15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/b/c/4bc2a0098d9df391f62da6e81a00b583e1046c8a.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Bank_of_China) 4,324.27 2 [![China23x15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/b/c/4bc2a0098d9df391f62da6e81a00b583e1046c8a.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) [China Construction Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Construction_Bank) 3,653.11 3 [![China23x15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/b/c/4bc2a0098d9df391f62da6e81a00b583e1046c8a.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) [Agricultural Bank of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Bank_of_China) 3,572.98 4 [![China23x15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/b/c/4bc2a0098d9df391f62da6e81a00b583e1046c8a.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) [Bank of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_China) 3,270.15 5 [![United States23x12](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/1/4/4143d58402e12263979852cabe71fbe8135dc6af.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) [JPMorgan Chase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase) 3,213.00 6 [![Japan23x15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/d/3/0/d305c7d0953a78a2d2401dbca7a1f96b8e028e46.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) [Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_UFJ_Financial_Group) 2,892.97 7 [![United Kingdom23x12](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/6/0/f/60f6aa5e9586594cc65079193cdc73da6fabf846.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) [HSBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC) 2,715.15 8 [![United States23x12](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/1/4/4143d58402e12263979852cabe71fbe8135dc6af.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) [Bank of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America) 2,434.08 – ## By market capitalization The list is based on [Relbanks.com](http://relbanks.com/)’s ranking as at 12 January 2018, where the data are derived from annual reports and financial statements of the companies.[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_banks#cite_note-BD-3) Rank - - - - Bank name - - - - - - Market cap \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ (US$ billion) 1 [![United States23x12](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/1/4/4143d58402e12263979852cabe71fbe8135dc6af.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) [JPMorgan Chase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase) 390.934 2 [![China23x15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/b/c/4bc2a0098d9df391f62da6e81a00b583e1046c8a.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China) [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Bank_of_China) 345.214 – ## By market capitalization [### Market Capitalization Definition - Investopedia](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketcapitalization.asp) – Searching: “are business asset larger than bank assets?” > **[Business Assets: Overview and Valuation Method](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/business-asset.asp)** > > A business asset is an item of value owned by a company. – “market cap” **Market capitalization** refers to the total dollar **market** value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock. Commonly referred to as “ **market cap** ,” it is calculated by multiplying the total number of a company’s outstanding shares by the current **market** price of one share. _~ Feb. 5, 2021_ – “asset value” In stocks, the market **value** of a company’s **assets** per share. **Asset value** does not take into account the share price; one calculates the **asset value** by adding together the total **value** of the company’s tangible and intangible **assets** and dividing by the shares outstanding. [### Asset value financial definition of asset value](https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/asset+value) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-didnt-u-sell-on-top/290275)._