ment ▁banks . ▁As ▁an ▁industry ▁it ▁is ▁broken ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁Bul ge ▁Bra cket ▁( upper ▁tier ), ▁Middle ▁Market ▁( mid - level ▁business es ), ▁and ▁bout ique ▁market ▁( special ized ▁business es ). ▁ ▁L arg est ▁full - service ▁invest ment ▁banks ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁the ▁largest ▁full - service ▁global ▁invest ment ▁banks ; ▁full - service ▁invest ment ▁banks ▁usually ▁provide ▁both ▁advis ory ▁and ▁finan cing ▁bank ing ▁services , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sales , ▁market ▁making , ▁and ▁research ▁on ▁a ▁broad ▁array ▁of ▁financial ▁products , ▁including ▁equ ities , ▁credit , ▁rates , ▁currency , ▁comm od ities , ▁and ▁their ▁derivatives . ▁The ▁largest ▁invest ment ▁banks ▁are ▁noted ▁with ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁J PM organ ▁Ch ase ▁ ▁Gold man ▁Sach s ▁ ▁B of A ▁Sec ur ities ▁ ▁Morgan ▁Stanley ▁ ▁Cit igr oup ▁ ▁Cred it ▁Suisse ▁ ▁Bar cl ays ▁In vest ment ▁Bank ▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Bank ▁ ▁U BS ▁ ▁R BC ▁Capital ▁Mark ets ▁▁ ▁Well s ▁F argo ▁Sec ur ities ▁ ▁H SB C ▁▁ ▁J ef fer ies ▁Group ▁▁ ▁B NP ▁Par ib as ▁ ▁M iz u ho ▁ ▁Laz ard ▁ ▁Nom ura ▁ ▁Ever core ▁Part ners ▁ ▁B MO ▁Capital ▁Mark ets ▁ ▁M its ub ishi ▁U F J ▁Fin an cial ▁Group ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁invest ment ▁banks ▁are ▁considered ▁among ▁the ▁" B ul ge ▁Bra cket ▁banks "