+9 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 1 3mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
+43 Breaking into Physical Commodity Trading FT - Graduating Senior w/ Finance Background Struggling to Find a Way In 10 2mo
0 TP ICAP - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 3mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 3mo
+3 BNP Paribas Cash Equity // Portfolio Trading // Program Trading 0 3mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Prop Trading Data 3mo
+18 CFOA (Certified Futures and Options Analyst) - Anyone with firsthand experience with this cert, candidate or hiring side? 3 3mo
+20 BB S&T vs Prop Trading Firm (London) 12 3mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
+11 Leave oil trading for 6-12 months to lock in EU citizenship - stupid move or smart long-term play? 6 2mo
0 How much does domestic Turkish harvest data actually matter to grain traders? 1 3mo
+9 Incoming PM intern at a commodities company. How do I learn the trading side? 1 3mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
+3 Pause My Algorithmic Trading Bot During S&T Internship? 2 3mo
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 3mo
0 Trillium Group - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Optiver - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
+11 Start Master or reapply? 2 2mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 3mo
0 DRW - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Trading Data 3mo
+18 London Salary Master Thread 2026 26 2mo
+7 What to do after accepting an offer? 9 3mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Management Data 3mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 3mo
+12 Oil Trader career progression 9 3mo
+13 Impossible to recruit for TDPs without reneging? 4 3mo
0 Citigroup - Interview - Modeling & Quantitative Analytics (MQA) Data 3mo
+9 Breaking into Macro Trading from Non-Target 1 3mo
0 Virtu Financial - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3mo
0 Trillium Management, LLC - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 3mo
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3mo
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Trading Data 3mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3mo
0 Société Génrale CIB - Review - Global Markets Data 3mo
0 Société Génrale CIB - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 3mo
0 Cutler Group - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 3mo
0 Cutler Group - Review - Derivatives Data 3mo
+7 Best banks to trade macro credit 9 3mo
+1 How many interns do trading desks hire FT? 3 3mo
+2 Thoughts on Bridgewater vs Prop Trading? 5 1w
+11 UBS Global Markets 14 3mo
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0 EDF Trading - Review - Oil & Gas Data 3mo
0 EDF Trading - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 3mo
0 good reputation trading desks at BNP Paribas NYC 0 3mo
+9 Highest ROI move for Markets: Big 4 consulting or still do MSc? 1 3mo
0 Summer Intern Prep (Equity Research/Sales & Trading) 1 3mo
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3mo
0 RV forecasting models 1 3mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Treasury Data 3mo
+13 How to leverage BB S&T internship for QT roles? 4 3mo
+9 Writing a Substack 1 3mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 3mo
+42 is trading actually worth it for beginners right now? 7 3mo
+18 Sales & Trading Internship Preparation 3 3mo
+7 Agency MBS Desks 7 2w
+12 Best fixed income desk ? 3 3mo
0 Barclays SA London S&T Conversion Rate 2 3mo
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Strategy Data 3mo
0 Bocconi --> London S&T? 1 3mo
+6 How are you guys tracking sovereign bond auction data across countries? 2 3mo
+26 LSE Economics or Imperial Economics, Finance and Data Science (EFDS) for S&T 23 1w
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 3mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3mo
+11 Any newsletters you guys read for S&T? 6 3mo
+20 Does bank matter for S&T Exits 17 2mo
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Optiver - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+15 Sophomore (Non-Target) Dual Major Finance + Energy Commerce | Data Analytics Cert | Seeking Advice on Energy Trading / Energy Banking / Commodities 10 3mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Interview - Sales Data 4mo
0 MS London SnT Summer - Rotation Selection Guide and General Advice 2 3mo
+8 JPM Markets Superday 18 3mo
+7 Rates Vol vs Macro Credit Trading exits 8 3mo
+6 CIBC SA 27 Offers Out Yet? 10 3mo
+11 BP Early Careers Event 19 3mo
+10 What degree is the best for Physical Commodity trading 6 3mo
+17 How to prepare for S&T SA internship at a BB? 7 4mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4mo
+9 Seeking advice: BB Trading to LBS MFA: Am I Closing the Door on S&T? 1 4mo
0 S&T from CEE to Hub 1 4mo
0 Hartree Partners - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 4mo
+17 Wells Fargo Summer 2027 vs BNP Paribas Sales & Trading Internship 12 3mo
+8 SWE Intern to S&T 4 4mo
+15 Sophomore struck out for IB, signed BofA S&T, how realistic is senior-year re-recruiting for NYC banking? 3 4mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Prop Trading Data 4mo
+9 CH - Cargill First Interview 1 4mo
0 Morgan Stanley quant strats base/bonus as As1/2/3? 0 4mo
+3 Thoughts on Interest Rate Hedging 3 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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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