FT start dates mega thread

I was wondering if anyone knows when the New York FT start dates are for different banks.

Bulges:
GS: July 13th
JPM: June 22nd or Mid-August
MS: June 22nd or 29th-Depending on accounting test performance.
CS: July 6th
UBS:
Citi: June 22nd
BAML:
DB: July 15 or 22 -Depending on accounting test performance.
BarCap: June 22nd
Wells: June 12th or July 10th depending on Accounting test performance.

Boutiques:

Lazard: June 15th
Evercore: June 22nd
Moelis: ~ July 19th
Qatalyst:
PJT:
Greenhill: June 22nd
Guggenheim: July 6th.
Jefferies: June 29th
Piper Jaffray: June 8th
Nomura:
Lincoln:
RW Baird:
HL:
Stifel:
William Blair:
Union Square Advisors: June 29th
RBC:
SocGen: July 6th
Rothschild: July 6th

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For GS, July 13th is the start of training, right? Anyone know how long training goes for and whether regional offices start immediately after the end of training?

 

Can't speak to all banks but at mine no. It's staggered by a week.

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Depends on if you're IB, ER, or S&T for each bank.

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