+3 Best Macro Books For Trading 1 3y
+4 Trading Desk ppl - is this normal? 12 3y
+3 Is the ICMA Fixed Income Certificate good on a CV if applying for treasury? 1 3y
+8 Experience with trading desk simulation recruitment events? 8 3y
+9 Trading workaround for compliance? 2 3y
0 Capstone - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+1 Sales and Trading to MBA 4 3y
+5 Is Investment Banking more Stressful Than S&T? 2 3y
0 Lake Street Trading - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+22 Commodity Trader Compensation Thread 41 3y
+4 Power Markets - tips for becoming a successful commodity trader 6 3y
+32 Bond Trading Question 10 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Trading Data 3y
0 AlphaGrep Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 AlphaGrep Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+3 Need to be an Accredited Investor 1 3y
+22 Trading Markets 10 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Technology Data 3y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 3y
+12 Rates derivatives sales / broker - questions on business model and role 3 3y
+3 Info on ABCDs 2 3y
+7 5th Year Masters to rerecruit? 3 3y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Looking for 2023 role 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+20 Does S&T/ER grad scheme in London really pay £100k all-in? 13 3y
+72 What are the top Volatility Trading Desks at JPM & GS and what differentiates them? 23 1y
+16 Owning Ships as a career 7 3y
+10 Leaving BB - Advice on how to do it (and what to do next) 5 3y
+3 Are there master trading contracts for metals and minerals? 1 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+32 Power -> Oil 11 3y
+3 FX sales interview questions? 1 3y
0 Castleton Commodities International - Review - NA Data 6y
+3 what's the range of top tier prop desk's PnL 4 3y
0 CLSA - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 3y
0 CLSA - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 3y
+3 Jpm FX desk? Performance/culture/etc 2 3y
+6 Top AM to eTrading/Systematic Trading 1 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+3 Relevant internships for S&T 1 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+5 FX vs RATES trading desks 9 8mo
+15 Trading: Automation Update 3 3y
+16 Getting paid jack squat - gotta stack up at renewal 2 3y
+3 Middle office progression/starting 1 3y
+7 Front Office Quant pay at banks? 3 3y
0 Jump Trading - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+6 [Compare] Rates Trading in Asia (ex-japan) 1 3y
+12 Is sales becoming more important? 4 3y
+50 Hit a brickwall with prop trading/HFT firms 16 3y
+3 Compensation Progression for Quant Researcher at upper-tier Chicago prop shops 1 3y
+19 Stating late at S&T 10 3y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Other Data 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+8 Non-Compete Agreement - Moving from Prop Trading firm to HF 2 3y
+11 When did you all get your own book of risk to manage in S&T? 7 3y
+87 Quitting Trading in your early 30s 21 3y
+18 Looking for an advise from experts 1 3y
0 Optiver - Interview - Financial Services Data 3y
+6 What to look for when bond is trading down? 5 3y
+11 Breaking into physical Metals Trading out of non-target UG 3 3y
+8 Entry Level Sales and trading positions 3 3y
+5 Exotics Trading from Econ Undergrad 11 2y
+4 TD Securities S&T top groups in NYC? 3 3y
+5 Exit ops Finance at Glencore/Traf/Vitol 1 3y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 3y
+3 Corp bank to S&T 3 3y
+7 books for commodities trading 8 3y
+15 Fund Finance (PE Secondaries) versus S&T in NYC 6 3y
+10 job cuts affecting incoming analysts?? 4 3y
+9 Sales and Trading in Hong Kong - Prospects and Exit opps 1 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Commodities Data 3y
0 Northern Trust - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 3y
0 Northern Trust - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 3y
+6 FX sales vs strategy 6 3y
+3 Fake BB Graduate Program 1 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 3y
+32 Dry Bulk Physical Freight Traders / Chartering 14 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 3y
+7 Commodities Hedge Funds? 13 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+6 Moving from major to trade shop/merchant? 1 3y
+13 Trillium Trading - Up to Date Salary/Compensation Info 10 3y
+12 Pivoting from ER to Spec Sales 1 3y
+95 Sales and Trading Bonuses 2023 154 3y
+10 Snt jump to IBD after summer Intern 2 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Derivatives Data 3y
+6 Energy IB to Structuring / Origination / B.D 0 3y
0 Old Mission Capital - Interview - Trading Data 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales Data 3y

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

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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