Is accepting a Trading role at a Fixed Income asset management firm a dead-end role if I leave the firm eventually?

The role is execution-based but the firm likes to recruit PMs from both research and trading. 

The PM I interviewed with was a Trader himself, two of the Research analysts were traders and two of the other PMs came from Research. The PM said I can move into Research in 3-5 years time if I wanted to. 

Yet I browse various forums and people say it's pretty much a dead-end role which has me incredibly confused. Is my firm pretty unusual?

I'm just worried that most fixed income shops aren't like mine and if I accept and happen to leave the firm, I'll be stuck. 

1 Comments
 

Similique fugit optio nesciunt dolore aliquid. Recusandae quas qui eos omnis non et voluptatem sunt. Non commodi ipsa sit dolor nam. A earum ducimus voluptates quibusdam blanditiis. Quisquam libero rerum odit animi asperiores voluptatibus aut. Neque odit incidunt iusto et. Similique expedita repellendus perferendis et voluptas aut.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $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
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
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...”