Buyside trading comp

Hey WSO,

Going through buyside recruitment process on the trading side. Looking primary at equity trading desks at MM. I assume comp differs greatly from fund to fund, but any sound bites on where the market is on comp for these kind of roles would be appreciated.

Ty!

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