+35 Am I really bad at trading? 11 2y
+2 Citadel commodities associate 3 2y
+6 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Starck Real Estate 0 2y
0 Pricing of Credit default swaps 1 2y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
+8 Algo Trading for Sports Betting 9 2y
+21 Headhunter etiquette in commodities 5 2y
+6 EM Sales Technicals? Help 1 2y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
0 XVA trading comp 1 2y
+3 Coking coal commodities role 1 2y
+5 Rates vol trading or exo eqd structuring? 5 2y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 2y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Energy Data 2y
+4 MS IED SA 2025 Hirevue 5 2y
0 Practical trading skills 2 2y
+3 S&T Brainteaser Help 4 11mo
+3 BNP Paribas Comp 4 2y
+1 Generating trade ideas 2 2y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Superday Interview 1 2y
+8 How likely can a guy with normal intelligence break into Quant trading 4 2y
+7 Story of a 2.7 GPA in a Russian BB: «Misconceptions, lies and money» 1 2y
+2 How often do you clear personal trades with compliance? 1 2y
0 Buyside vs Sell Side CLOs 3 2y
0 Incoming Fixed Income Summer Analyst - looking for sources to better understand the business 2 2y
0 Virtu Financial - Review - Research Data 2y
0 Virtu Financial - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 2y
0 Soon to be bb credit trading intern, any tips? 1 2y
+9 Any Oil/ Gas traders from Houston 10 2y
+9 How different is S&T recruiting from IB? 7 2y
+16 SPG Sales Comp 6 2y
0 Is accepting a Trading role at a Fixed Income asset management firm a dead-end role if I leave the firm eventually? 1 2y
+12 LSE undergraduate 10 2y
+26 Credit Analyst to Commodity Trading 10 1y
+18 Poker Skills / Quant Trading / Market Making 1 2y
+11 Looking for advice, move into FT S&T role 2 2y
+19 bump 5 2y
+8 Why are traders divided into different sectors? Trading is just math... 7 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+19 There is no clarity about the job title "Quant Trader" and because of that I don't know how to prepare for this career if I had one year. 5 2y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 2y
+9 Insight on RWE Commercial Grad Program 3 1y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+12 Attention S&T!! 1 2y
+18 Interview with shorter term trading fund - what to expect? 1 2y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Estimator in shipbuilding to commercial shipping /finance 2 2y
+12 What things I should consider before joining a small gas or power trading company? 4 2y
+19 Physical Metals Analyst Interview 9 2y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 2y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Review - Engineering Data 2y
+11 Do people recruit for s&t roles anymore? 5 2y
0 Mizuho Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
+6 Sophomore wanting to break into physical commod trading 2 2y
0 Optiver - Interview - Trading Data 2y
+9 Entry Level Analyst, Middle Office BNY Mellon Role--Whats the deal? 1 2y
+6 LatAm Rates and FX 1 2y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Compliance Data 2y
+36 Is S&T dying? 24 2y
0 Summer 2024 Intern on a Trading Desk in Toronto 1 2y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Prop Trading Data 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Securities Data 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 2y
+14 Starting Career at a Less Known Firm? 2 2y
+17 BB S&T vs AM for SA 5 2y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+8 Reading list for incoming QR role at top trading firm 1 2y
+18 Choosing trading desk: Macro credit vs USD Swaps 10 2y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 2y
+13 Sales and Trading Path/Exit Ops 2 2y
+22 Calling all S&T/Markets Associates & VP's 7 2y
+9 . 1 2y
+44 Education required for algorithmic trading 18 1y
+1 When do multi-manager PM's typically hire? 2 2y
+8 Best Sales and Trading Desks 4 1y
0 Wells Fargo 2024 SA HK Markets 0 2y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 2y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Sales and Trading Data 2y
+6 rates swaption/exotics trading vs rates structuring 2 2y
0 Project Financing 1 2y
0 IMC Chicago - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Structured Products Data 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 2y
0 MBS trading prep… lost 2 2y
+12 S&T related first year summer internship (hopefully to break into S&T) 3 2y
0 Deleted 1 2y
+81 Career Options? (Disillusioned Oil Trading Analyst) 27 1y
+15 Best desks to intern on? 8 2y
+15 Do people "lateral" into trading from anything which isn't trading? 5 2y
+2 Move from S&T to IB? 1 2y
+7 Likelihood of being laid off? 2 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
+8 Typical Return Offer Rates For S&T 2 2y
0 Automate Runz on Bloomberg 1 2y
+13 Fertilizer Trading 3 2y
+1 Nomura Fixed Income Sales 2 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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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 (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (71) $101
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