Buy Side Equity Research

Hi all. I'm currently seeking some insight on what roles in Buy Side Equity Research entail, similar to those on offer at Susquehanna. The questions that mainly arise include:

- How does Buy Side ER differ from traditional Sell Side roles? 

- What purpose do these positions serve when reports aren't being generated for external clients? Are reports mainly being prepared for traders? 

- Given SIG's options oriented business, what valuation models are primarily being used? (eg. Black Scholes, Binomial Distributions, Monte Carlo etc)

- Do Buy Side roles allow one to specialise? (This especially interests me as it gives me an opportunity to fully leverage and explore the intersection between my two disciplines of study)

- SIG specific but, what general areas are covered? Is it desk/office location dependant? 

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance. 

1 Comments
 

Ab delectus quisquam hic beatae. Dolores ab et eius quo ex quam voluptatibus. Vel nostrum ex fuga perferendis non ducimus consequuntur. Quia enim velit sapiente. Quas cum omnis ex distinctio rerum quidem et. Eos ut blanditiis voluptatem et minus commodi.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”