0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
+11 General Overview of S&T at MS 21 2mo
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 Scotiabank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 5mo
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Fixed Income Data 5mo
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 5mo
+15 Looking to Move into Front Office Sales 7 2mo
+3 Is edhec target for london? 3 5mo
0 Aon - Interview - Sales Data 5mo
+34 How hard is it to break into physical commodities trading 5 3mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 5mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Sales Data 5mo
0 Nextera acquiring Dominion - Energy Trading Discussion 1 5mo
+4 Series 57 6 4mo
+18 Navigating Barriers to a Trading Role 1 5mo
0 Virtu Financial - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 5mo
0 UBS - Interview - Trading Data 5mo
+19 What happened to the Due Diligence Federation? 6 5mo
+3 Asset Management vs Sales and Trading 4 5mo
+15 BB summer possible return + 1 year masters Vs 2 Yr masters 5 5mo
+21 Going from Fixed Income Trading SA at AM to BB Fixed Income S&T? 8 4mo
+12 Physical Commodities / HF / Infra PE? Chimp seeking guidance 2 5mo
0 Barclays - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
+23 Breaking into S&T: Python Projects 6 5mo
+21 Breaking into Nat Gas/Commodities Trading — Skill Development & Recruiting Advice? 6 4mo
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5mo
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5mo
+24 Physical commodities. Is an ops leadership job 7 - 10 years into my career an acceptable outcome, or am I settling? 3 5mo
0 securitized product technicals 1 5mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 Norges Bank Investment Management - Review - Equities Data 5mo
+4 Wells Fargo S&T Internship (FI Rotation) 4 5mo
+23 Can I recruit for both RX banking and S&T credit/fixed income? 13 5mo
0 Virtu Financial - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 5mo
+18 Setting the Record on Exit Opportunities 6 5mo
+10 How critical are inital years to break into quant trading 2 5mo
+3 Goldman Corporate Derivatives Team 4 5mo
+3 BB Vol Desk Quant Strats Exit opportunities? 1 5mo
0 Quadeye Securities - Review - Quantitative Trading Data 5mo
0 Quadeye Securities - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 5mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 5mo
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Trading Data 5mo
0 Optiver - Review - Quantitative Trading Data 5mo
+3 Sogo Shosha 1 5mo
+6 Equities v Fixed Income trading for market making firms 6 5mo
+36 How to make sure I don't end up at a trash S&T desk? 20 4mo
0 STX Entertainment - Review - Energy Data 5mo
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Product & Strategy Data 5mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
+6 Desks that offer global mobility in S&T 3 5mo
+9 FX Strategy 1 5mo
0 DRW - Review - Quantitative Trading Data 5mo
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5mo
+21 Physical vs Financial (paper) Commodity trading 4 5mo
+9 The Ohio State Finance vs Indiana Pre-Business (Kelley) vs Penn State Econ — Best Path to High Finance / S&T? 3 5mo
+16 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM (PGE)— Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 9 5mo
+1 Should I learn poker before S&T 2 5mo
+9 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 1 6mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
+44 Breaking into Physical Commodity Trading FT - Graduating Senior w/ Finance Background Struggling to Find a Way In 10 5mo
0 TP ICAP - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 6mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 6mo
+3 BNP Paribas Cash Equity // Portfolio Trading // Program Trading 0 6mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Prop Trading Data 6mo
+18 CFOA (Certified Futures and Options Analyst) - Anyone with firsthand experience with this cert, candidate or hiring side? 3 6mo
+21 BB S&T vs Prop Trading Firm (London) 12 6mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
+11 Leave oil trading for 6-12 months to lock in EU citizenship - stupid move or smart long-term play? 6 5mo
0 How much does domestic Turkish harvest data actually matter to grain traders? 1 6mo
+9 Incoming PM intern at a commodities company. How do I learn the trading side? 1 6mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
+3 Pause My Algorithmic Trading Bot During S&T Internship? 2 6mo
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 6mo
0 Trillium Group - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6mo
0 Optiver - Review - Generalist Data 6mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6mo
+11 Start Master or reapply? 2 4mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 6mo
0 DRW - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Trading Data 6mo
+18 London Salary Master Thread 2026 26 5mo
+7 What to do after accepting an offer? 9 6mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Management Data 6mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 6mo
+12 Oil Trader career progression 9 6mo
+13 Impossible to recruit for TDPs without reneging? 4 5mo
0 Citigroup - Interview - Modeling & Quantitative Analytics (MQA) Data 6mo
+9 Breaking into Macro Trading from Non-Target 1 6mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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