Jane Street’s $15B Loss in July | Business and Finance News

Jane Street took a $15 billion hit in July—their worst trading month since 2016—blamed on shaky AI hedge fund bets and tech stock losses that crept up slowly, not crashed. Even their long Asian stock positions turned sour. Despite the blow, annual revenue remains over $40 billion, more than all of 2025. They’ve trimmed risky positions and are tightening up. The AI fund, Situational Awareness, collapsed from $45 billion to $10 billion after forced fire sales triggered by margin calls, with founder Leopold Aschenbrenner now pouring $400 million into a private company while claiming lessons learned. Jane Street hasn’t spoken out. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7312959154626e41