0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 3y
0 Optiver - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+3 Quant Trader interview 3 3y
+3 BP Commercial Energy Internship Recruiting 0 3y
+21 Physical commodities: about ~ 5 years in, and not sure where to take my career next. 2 3y
+19 Verbal Offer Reneged 0 3y
+3 How Dual Pricing Works 1 3y
+6 Bonuses this year - any expectations? 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Well known bond trading firms? 1 3y
0 Wowiwisnoalsnddb 0 3y
0 Mirae Asset - Review - Brokerage Data 3y
0 Mirae Asset - Salary & Bonus - Brokerage Data 3y
+6 Commodities market risk vs tech 1 3y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+3 Advice Needed - Finance Knowledge for a Cash Equities trader 1 3y
+3 Interview Advice 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+3 Investing into S&P ETF Opinion 0 3y
+11 Power/gas traders - what is your comp? 18 3y
+3 Trading 1 3y
+23 How to approach Morgan Stanley’s SJT? 3 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Fixed Income Data 3y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Equities Data 3y
+15 How much are commodity traders getting paid these days? 36 8mo
+12 Options Traders? Greeks etc 1 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+12 career in trading (more interesting) or tech (more job security, better wlb, less interesting?) 5 3y
+3 Compensation progression thread- s&t 1 3y
+3 Diesel Shortage 1 3y
+20 Securitized Products - RMBS, CMBS 5 3y
+10 Does S&T recruits MBAs? 2 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+6 Upcoming SA interview with MS Fixed Income. Any advice? 5 3y
+9 Take a top tier Off Cycle, or Full-Time second tier 5 3y
+9 UK easiest timezone for 24/7 desks? 2 3y
+3 Trading and Quant sofware 1 4y
+13 Doctor wanting to break into finance 20 3y
+11 S&T to ECM/DCM 5 4y
0 TD Securities - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
+9 Reneging IBD SA offer for S&T 3 3y
+3 Barclays S&T or Citi Quant 0 4y
+13 Bonus and base targets for S&T in USA enterprise roles 1 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Prop Trading Data 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 4y
+12 How to become a analyst at BB if I’m from Ireland 0 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 DEL 3 3y
+3 S&T Superday at ING 0 4y
+6 S&T vs Strategy Consulting? 5 3y
+3 Alpha Research vs Monetization 1 4y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+3 Credit suisse sales and trading 8 3y
0 Edward Jones - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 Future of ficc trading? 1 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 HSBC - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+10 Trader advice 5 4y
+13 Physical Trader to Commodity Sales 2 4y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Trading Data 4y
+8 Differences b/t mm desk at a bank and mm prop firm? 2 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Reporter doing story on day trading looking for input 1 4y
0 Optiver - Review - Trading Data 4y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
+5 Morgan Stanley Quant Finance Program FT 2 4y
+3 MM boutique or Fixed Income Trading role? 1 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Trading Data 4y
+6 What desks has the highest learning curve? 8 3y
+3 2nd round interview 1 4y
+3 What are independent real estate brokers? 2 4y
0 Morgan Stanley FID Cross Asset Solutions?? 4 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+9 To my bond traders out there, do you give color on bids when someone is cover or worse? 4 4y
+6 RV ideas for UST Front-end/Belly 1 4y
+6 Oil Trading Interview 0 4y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 Restructuring News: Switching from CS (Incoming Analyst) 1 4y
+12 Who should I follow on LinkedIn for useful content? 1 4y
0 Belvedere Trading - Interview - Prop Trading Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Risk Management Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 Canadian Prop Shops / Phys Commods Trading? 1 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 MS S&T Second Batch of First Rounds London 0 4y
+31 Offer Compare: TA at Tier 2 shop vs. Bond Trader at no name 9 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 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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