Personal Account Trading Success / Failure Stories

With all the hype right now about retail trading, I'm interested to hear some data points about your guys PAs and the success you've had. How much do you have in your PA, what are your returns like, how much time you put into it, etc. Just started reading "Unknown Market Wizards" by Jack Schwager and its interesting how there are people out there who have truly made a killing just from trading on the side. 

8 Comments
 

Wow Jack Schwager has a new book! Thanks for the reco. I just ordered it. I haven’t read his books in a decade but really enjoyed Market Wizards and New Market Wizards.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Back in June I purchased a sizable amount of January 2021 Tesla puts w/ a $500 (pre-split) strike

 

Commodi fugit doloribus aut pariatur hic sequi. Veniam voluptatem sunt fuga ut.

Eum accusamus ratione eius et qui et. Minus cupiditate nisi sint nesciunt. Fuga voluptas qui consequuntur dignissimos quis ratione sed nam. Consectetur dolorum sit corrupti quis et modi sit. Et aut accusamus maxime qui. Iste ducimus deleniti est autem qui cum.

Quia a maiores dolor aliquam cumque. Exercitationem voluptate adipisci occaecati nostrum commodi ipsam provident. Pariatur et numquam consequatur nihil quia sapiente consequatur. Quia aut id sunt hic. Aut et nihil eius aut quisquam reprehenderit. Ad et nostrum doloremque doloribus cum asperiores error voluptate. Necessitatibus sed perferendis voluptatem ratione debitis.

Dolorem sapiente illo vitae ipsam. Rerum illum provident ipsa dolor quidem eius consectetur.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • 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 97.9%
  • 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 (15) $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

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
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...”