Items to check on a job contract or potentially negotiate

When receiving a job contract for banking or capital markets, what are some things that you check for in a job contract, or things that you would want to negotiate on? Are there any things that would be a red flag? Looking for responses at associate-level roles in particular. Thanks. 

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