+11 Start Master or reapply? 2 2d
+17 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM (PGE)— Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 9 4w
+9 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 1 1mo
+494 Navigating The Floor: A S&T Analyst's Guide 28 1mo
0 Bocconi --> London S&T? 1 1mo
+9 Pivoting to Trading from an ESG role? 1 3mo
+27 No interviews for S&T 8 6mo
+17 Moroccan Master's Grad (Finance) Relocating to Italy seeking Advice from EU Finance Professionals 6 8mo
+28 Market Risk at Commercial Bank VS Ops Risk at MM 7 1y
+33 Does sales in S&T require a quant background or programming skills? 28 2y
0 Financial Modeling Elite 1 2y
+26 Interest Rate Exotics/Options Trading 5 2y
+8 Trading Floor Fashion in London 8 2y
0 s&t salaries Europe 2 2y
+6 S&T pay variation by geography? 4 2y
+3 Desk analyst / trading opportunities out of MBA programs? 1 2y
+10 Rising College Sophomore at T5 what to do about bad GPA 3 2y
+6 JPM S&T Return Offer Rate 0 2y
+3 RBC S&T 1 2y
+12 relatively easier to get into? IBD vs DCM vs S&T 6 2y
+18 Path to hedge fund from an exotics derivative trader? 7 2y
+4 Strategy Desks at BB 1 2y
+49 How hard is it really for non target, non white, older male to get a seat in trading? 12 2y
+12 Prop Trading at Investment Banks 10 2y
+17 Dealing with tough atmosphere as an intern 5 2y
+14 Wells Fargo - Global Markets, how bad is it reputation wise? 21 3y
+7 Best rates desks 3 3y
+18 Commodity Sales at BB - Culture, Hours, Career Prospects/Growth? 4 3y
+32 S&T Base Comps 76 3y
+3 Big4 Valuation to S&T London SA 0 3y
+4 Anyone Else Interviewing Barclays FT 2023 Structured Credit Origination? 6 3y
+4 First-year student looking for a summer internship in trading 2 3y
+3 Typical Analyst bonuses at BBs 1 3y
+6 BNP Paribas 2022 Performance 1 3y
+33 London Prop Trading Firms - Reputation & Prestige 19 3y
+10 Leaving BB - Advice on how to do it (and what to do next) 5 3y
+6 Top AM to eTrading/Systematic Trading 1 3y
+3 Relevant internships for S&T 1 3y
+14 S&T 2024 FT Recruitment Timeline 4 3y
+6 Markets graduate program 1 3y
+12 Upskilling Advice -Mid Senior Professional 1 3y
+3 MS Best Desks 2022/23 1 3y
+4 S&T layoffs 1 3y
+24 Final step in prop firm but no interview at BB 11 3y
0 Deleted 1 3y
+3 Future of ficc trading? 1 3y
+4 From S&T to Hedge Funds? 8 3y
+9 What's the comp progression in s&t? 4 3y
+3 ABF Sales @ BB/MM 1 3y
0 London BB Physical Commodity Trading Desks 1 3y
0 WFH in S&T? 2 3y
+81 Commodity Physical vs Financial Trading 45 3y
+6 WLB in MS 1 3y
+47 BB Emerging Markets Trading 14 3y
+9 Risk Quant at BB - 2nd master to break into FO? 1 3y
+3 Which banks are the strongest in macro desks? (rates / FX / EM) 1 3y
+8 No return offer from top BB - What's next? 1 3y
+18 Talent drain in S&T or more diverse recruiting pool? 9 3y
+7 FICC Sales Exits? 7 3y
+7 HK S&T salary - being lowballed? 3 3y
+3 Forex Equity Arbitrage on $COPX? NOT another forex bot post 1 3y
+85 Bulge Bracket Trading in Government Bonds 37 3y
+169 Ask Me Any Question You Have About Prime Brokerage 131 3y
0 Top S&T franchise for emerging markets 4 3y
+30 Best Master for Forex Trading 8 3y
+8 S&T Salaries in HK 5 3y
+13 Some questions about IB and S&T 11 4y
+3 Market/Credit Risk comp 1st year at a BB? 1 4y
+6 High Yield / Leverage Loan Trading / Sales 1 4y
+161 Correlation between top degrees and a career in commodities 55 4y
+19 Best path to move to NYC, LDN from Tokyo 5 4y
+6 Markets VP Base Salary 1 4y
+4 Corporate Banking vs Securitized Products vs S&T 6 4y
+16 Is Fixed Income Trading on decline? 22 4y
+1 Time to get results from Barclays sales and trading in Hong Kong? 5 4y
+6 % of Times you get an interview 1 4y
+14 Prop trading Vs S&T - Europe centric 2 4y
+13 Quant vs Market Risk to FO - where's better to start 3 4y
+15 Sales at HFs/Prop firms/MMs 0 4y
+7 Verbal Offer to Written Offer Timeframe 1 4y
0 Maven Securities - London - Trading 1 4y
+6 Where are the broads with bulging brackets? 1 4y
+16 2008 Summer Analyst List of Banks of Apply to 11 4y
+6 What can be negotiated for a SA offer? 4 4y
+12 S&T Exit Opps 5 4y
+8 Structured Products 2 4y
+9 Working in NY vs HK 1 4y
+6 Markets/S&T raises? 1 4y
+13 Prospects of Municipals Trading? 4 4y
0 Trading Summer Analyst GPA questions 11 4y
+17 Ambitious Japanese Boy 3 4y
+63 Sales Trading vs IB 17 4y
+6 FO Tech to Strats/Quant/Quant Dev 1 5y
+9 HSBC bank europe doesn't acknowledge account 2 5y
0 OFF-CYCLE Milan 1 5y
0 Incoming FX & Rates Sales Intern 1 5y
+242 Q&A: 1st year BB London Rates Trader Taking Your Questions 127 5y
0 American BB - S&T Salary in Paris 13 5y
+33 Bulge-Bracket S&T vs Boutique Prop Shops 13 5y
0 Graduate Early? Incoming Sophomore BB S&T Intern 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
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