0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
+9 Rates Derivatives Trading - Interview Question Examples? 8 2y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 2y
0 How to practice sellside trading? 3 2y
0 Becoming cmt 1 2y
+3 ECM & DCM vs S&T Comp 2 2y
0 Mizuho - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Review - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Review - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Review - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Mizuho - Review - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Rabobank Group - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
+3 Akuna Capital Trading Competition 6 2y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 How would you switch from IB to trading and when? 0 2y
0 Morgan Stanley Special Situations Group 1 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+9 IB --> Trading Switch, need lots of advice 2 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 2y
0 Internships after Masters 1 2y
+9 Moving to a different trading shop considerations? 2 2y
+16 How is a Repo Trader’s performance gauged? 7 2y
+9 Interested in Commodities Trading but don’t know where to start. 1 2y
+6 Best advice & books for someone in the FI space 1 2y
0 Preparation for Trading Internship 1 2y
0 SIG v Optiver v Akuna OA 1 2y
+16 Lead trader / head of desk compensation 4 2y
+21 Switching to S&T at 23 too late if I can't do it internally? 4 2y
+3 Citigroup S&T Desks 1 2y
+22 Rates Sales or FX Structuring 7 2y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 2y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Derivatives Data 2y
+4 Trading at utilities - Best place to start? 1 2y
0 Hartree London 1 2y
0 Group One Trading, LP - Interview - Trading Data 2y
+4 How to prepare/break into S&T? 5 2y
+21 How do you know if you want to be an Options Market Maker? 4 2y
0 Shell Trading Development Program TDP Compensation 0 2y
0 How do I get into s&t (withing 5 years of graduating from college) from a non target school 1 2y
0 Investor Relations DE SHAW 0 2y
+6 Oil Trading - is it too late? 8 1y
+9 Need Career Advice. 1 2y
0 IMC Chicago - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 2y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Vanguard a solid place to begin? 2 2y
+2 Applying to Coverage 1 2y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 2y
+6 gap semester/year to look for a different internship before graduating? 1 2y
0 Scotiabank S&T 2025 Summer Intern 0 2y
+5 SIG 2025 SA Thread 31 1y
+7 Should I choose comp over reputation / learning? 5 2y
0 Intern headcount s&t 1 2y
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+10 Grad role and internship this summer 2 2y
+24 Exit Opps from Product Management Role within S&T at BB 4 2y
0 RBCCM London Markets 1 2y
+1 Optiver Interview Process 2 2y
+17 Physical commodities: I cry myself to office everyday, are zero-sum games on a daily basis for the rest of my life worth it? 5 2y
+3 Shell Trader Development Program - US 2024 5 2y
+9 What can I do to eventually get a Quant Trading internship? 1 2y
+6 Degree Advice 3 2y
0 Relevance of networking/referrals in todays world (2025 SA) 1 2y
+4 MS S&T SA Class Size / Offer Rate 5 2y
0 Prime Jumbo Deals Help 0 2y
0 Bad desk placement - what to do next 3 2y
+16 FX Traders Are Being Replaced by Algos - Bloomberg 8 2y
0 Wedbush - Interview - Sales Data 2y
0 CS Trading Desk Pre-2008 1 2y
0 Rising Junior Recruitting Advice 1 2y
0 JPM Commercial and Investment Banking Markets 1 2y
+15 Intern unsure if trading is right for them 1 2y
+15 Zanbato 0 2y
+104 S&T Equity Derivatives Trader.. Q&A 44 2y
+8 S&T Full Time recruiting for 2025 grads with no prior internship experience 2 2y
+9 Can I start a Quant Fund in PA without FINRA licensing (Utilizing SEC Exemption) 1 2y
0 TD Securities - Interview - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
0 RBC S&T 2025 3 2y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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