0 Deployed military w/ MSc Finance to Trading - Undergrad at Penn State with a 3.7 2 6y
0 AFL-CIO Attacks Freq Traders 9 16y
+9 trader vs. quant trader, which role makes more money? 6 14y
0 Best Swaps Desks 2 16y
0 Daily Crude Oil Price Table YTD 5 16y
0 IB's trading ranking? 24 16y
0 Heard of these high-frequency trading firms? 13 6y
0 Moving from second tier bank prop trader position to top tier bank prop trader position? 5 14y
0 Front-End Interest Rates Contract 3 16y
0 to what extent is VBA used in S&T? 19 8y
0 Direct go to hedgefund or start career at IB prop trading position? 5 16y
0 Fidelity Investments 14 9y
0 Equity Derivatives in GCM 1 16y
0 Job Promotions in S&T 0 16y
0 Trading 101 - Technicals to determine good entry points 0 10y
0 Marquette Partners: interviews, more information? 2 8y
+103 FX Capital Markets (FXCM) 65 5mo
0 China Scaling Back US Debt Exposure 2 6y
0 Equity (structured) volatility trading? 0 16y
+18 Would you work at a market maker for illiquid markets? 15 16y
0 O/T Taking on-line classes 2 16y
0 Prop or Institutional? 1 16y
0 Market Crash - Shoddy fundamentals 35 10y
0 2009 Summer Analyst and Associate Intern FT compensation 0 16y
0 pre-tradng path 11 6y
+54 Living/Working in Stamford 66 6y
+36 Traders Sharpe Ratio 21 8y
0 Is Stern's MBA/MS in Mathematics in Finance legit for S&T? 1 16y
0 Payrolls Number 9 16y
0 BoA-ML 9 13y
+10 Graduate Scheme Energy Trading Europe 3 6y
0 Legit Night/Weekend MFE Programs 2 6y
0 Hall in the Hot Seat 10 6y
0 need to find a book... 8 16y
0 First Year Analyst Salary 0 16y
0 STC vs Kaplan 4 9y
0 Analysis of Failed Treasury Auction 1 16y
0 CMBX Index 0 16y
+12 WOW FINALLY!! 22 5y
0 Hiring This Fall? 3 16y
0 Advice re S&T SA 20 16y
0 currency trading 0 16y
0 "Parking your licenses" 3 16y
0 Base Salary - Analysts get the same base? 1 10y
0 TOP desk for Sales 5 16y
0 Investec Securities? 16 9y
0 what do strats do? 4 16y
0 CPA for S&T 15 16y
0 Dan Ravaoli 4 16y
0 Jr. High Frequency Trading Role (1425+ SAT required) 0 6y
0 New and curious 7 16y
0 S&T Location Changes 2 6y
0 prop shop trading to inter-dealer brokering 2 16y
0 applying for trader position after a PHD 12 16y
0 commodities or fx/rates entry level interview advice 2 16y
0 Tailoring Resumes for Trading Jobs 3 16y
0 Energy Shops 2 16y
0 Which Products Place Less Emphasis on CS/Programming? 5 16y
+32 Sales and Trading VS. Capital Markets 39 8y
0 do any of you guys hate trading? 29 14y
+75 The Psychology of Trading 54 16y
0 CDO Products - CLO/CMBS/ABS 0 16y
0 Good Computer Programs to Know? 2 16y
0 correlation trading 11 9y
0 Exposure Week 2 16y
+1 Sharing ideas and strategies 4 14y
+3 Morgan Stanley's Matrix- so damn stupid. 3 16y
0 I love this scene 12 16y
+12 Fixed Income Capital Markets Sales Compensation 4 16y
+9 Best Prop Shop Training for Traders 8 13y
0 I’m Taking Down My Account. 10 16y
0 Option Education 7 13y
0 Capstone Trading 0 16y
0 Ask questions about quantitative hedge funds/algo trading firms. 22 12y
0 Dendreon (DNDN) 11 16y
+20 The Real Nero Tulip (from Taleb) 7 5y
0 Active duty military transition to S&T 3 6y
0 Tape Reading 0 16y
+9 DRW or Susquehanna International Group? 20 6y
0 PLEASE tell me a little about The Angle Group and chimera securities 3 16y
0 Is the Sucker's Rally Over? 32 16y
+21 Dick Durbin Does a Little Front-Running 7 6y
0 Do people in S&T actually manage personal/company accounts? 3 16y
+15 Do SAs in S&T actually do any trading? 14 14y
0 Is a Masters or Phd practically required for quant funds? 25 16y
0 Crude Trading 8 16y
+3 UBS O'Conner 5 14y
0 The Angle Group and Chimera Securities 0 16y
0 FX Trading Summer Intern 13 9y
0 Career Services Contact - Energy 6 16y
0 We need discussions like THIS 13 16y
0 How old were you when you knew you wanted to be a trader? 30 16y
0 Trader to PE? 4 16y
0 Calculating % Return 5 17y
0 Best Blackberry App for Quotes/Charts 7 16y
0 Compensation and Splits 1 17y
0 June 23 - Houston Happy Hour - Interns and New Analyst/Associate 3 6y
+12 What to study ? 2 16y
0 Thoughts on Gold? 16 16y
+21 Turnover Among Top Prop Shops 30 9y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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

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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
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