and despite the fact that the value of DB has fallen to levels equal to non-household name regional US banks, it paradoxically is still Europe's largest player in world financial markets with a derivatives book nudging $50 trillion. No wonder the banking world's criminal elite want to bury DB inside Commerzbank, letting it go bust could unleash a torent of unwinding of counterparty risk which could ruin all their plans to keep the system on steroids. Esh
Commentary: Deutsche's dwindling market cap belies still-huge global footprint