Let $\mathcal A$ be a Type $II_1$ von Neumann algebra, equipped with a finite trace $\tau: \mathcal A \to \mathbb C$. Further, denote by $\mathcal A^\times \subset \mathcal A$ the subgroup of invertible elements. It is well-known that $\tau$ induces a positive-valued determinant function $\det: \mathcal A^\times \to \mathbb R^+$, that is, among many other properties, multiplicative, i.e \begin{equation} \det(AB) = \det(A)\det(B). \end{equation} Question: Does there exist a non-trivial, multiplicative determinant function $\det: \mathcal A^\times \to \mathbb C$ attaining values in $\mathbb C \setminus \mathbb R_{\geq 0}$ ? If not, what exactly goes wrong ?