+3 Deadend Career in Bank Trading 2 8y
+6 Commodities desk: Trading/Structuring/Sales -Anyone can explain the difference for each? 2 8y
0 Bank of Ireland - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+18 CAREER TRANSITION FROM PHYSICAL COMMODITIES TRADE TO FINANCIAL TRADE 13 8y
+9 Deutsche Bank Move to Midtown - 2021 1 6y
+6 How important is reading/speaking spanish to LATAM EM trading? 4 6y
+9 Company Database reliability 1 6y
+5 Deutsche 2019 SA Offer 4 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+3 Trafigura Gradute Program? 1 8y
0 USAA - Review - Mortgage Data 8y
0 USAA - Salary & Bonus - Mortgage Data 8y
0 USAA - Interview - Mortgage Data 8y
+14 GS vs Barcs (London S&T SA) 6 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Junior Trader - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Distressed Debt Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Data 8y
+33 Korean Unification - What trades are you making? 26 6y
+3 How will Dodd-Frank / Volcker Rule Reform affect Sales and Trading for BBs? 1 8y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Research and Development Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+12 Comparison of Optiver, IMC and Flow Traders 2 6y
+43 Compensation of commodities trading firms compared to supermajor oil and gas companies 12 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+6 Did anyone else used to visit InsideArbitrage?? 1 8y
+8 S&T Offers: Credit Suisse vs Deutsche Bank vs UBS vs JP Morgan 5 6y
+12 Incorrect BIDU earnings date on ThinkorSwim marketwatch/calendar cost me thousands of dollars in loss 4 8y
+13 What to expect as Sales and Trading Intern (GS) 5 8y
0 Koch Supply and Trading - Interview - Energy Data 8y
0 Commerzbank AG - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+3 Wells Fargo Securities S&T Markets Internship Superday 3 6y
+3 Central Risk Book - the worst front office job 3 8y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Trading Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+3 Any Insights on GS vs Citi vs JP for 2019 SA S&T? 1 8y
+4 HY/Distressed Credit Trading - Top Firms? 4 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+14 Deutsche Bank - Global Markets Analyst 1 6y
+12 Offer And Scholarship From LSE MSc Finance, 1yr ETF Sales, looking for advice 1 6y
+49 Does anyone else feel that trading is stupid and not intellectually stimulating at all? 29 2y
+11 Self Education: Foundations for understanding markets/investing/trading? 1 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 INVESCO Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
+61 Commodity Trading Documentary 14 3y
+12 UK - Seeking Careers Advice - Offer and scholarship from LSE MSc Finance, 1yr ETF Sales WkExp 1 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Fixed Income Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 8y
+3 JPMorgan Private Bank Client Advisor Pay 1 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Global Markets Data 8y
+13 S&T Pre-Internship Training Week 5 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
+14 CDO/CLO Industry in 2018? 16 8y
+21 Is Micron a short? 8 6y
+14 Why are bonds traders considered the smartest ones on the street? 9 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+3 Prop trading in Sydney 1 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
+12 Junior Salesperson in Repo Exit Ops 1 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 HSBC - Review - Foreign Exchange FX Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Foreign Exchange FX Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Structured Products Data 8y
+21 Analyst at a BB going back to study a MSc at a Target 1 8y
0 INTL FCStone - Interview - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
+3 Synthetics 2 8y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 Interactive Brokers - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
+6 Recruiter wants personal info to submit to a bank? 5 8y
+6 Better Growth over next 5 years: FICC or Equities? 1 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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