0 Mako Global - Interview - Markets Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
+12 Da Vinci Derivatives vs Other Prop Shops 1 4y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Prop Trading Data 4y
+18 Distressed Trading Desk @ GS 20 4y
0 Optiver - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Will classic Prop Trading at Investment Banks ever make a comeback? I want it to 1 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 4y
0 BFAM Junior Trader Online test 2 4y
+9 Exit Ops from Fixed Income Trading 1 4y
+9 When Should You expect to start trading? 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Other Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 4y
+4 Equity Derivatives Flow Sales Questions 3 4y
+3 What does the Structured Margin Financing Trading Desk? 3 4y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Trading Data 4y
0 Kershner Trading - Review - NA Data 4y
0 BP - Review - Energy Data 4y
+9 How to break into Prop trading 1 4y
+9 Is Meta platforms a buy? 2 4y
+5 Macquarie 1 3y
+3 If 85-90% of day-traders lose money, why not just inverse them? 2 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Treasury Data 4y
+167 Q&A: VP Trader at BB 123 3y
0 Société Générale - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+13 Trading Futures - Worth It? 4 3y
0 Jefferies - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Top S&T franchise for emerging markets 4 4y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Prop Trading Data 4y
+3 JPM Top S&T Desks 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+19 How Does Career Progression in S&T Compare with that as a SWE in Tech (FAANG) 4 4y
0 JMP Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 4y
+7 EA Sports has confirmed that it will continue to update 1 4y
+4 BlackRock Defined Contribution Sales Associate 4 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Review - Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 4y
+7 Best Coding languages to learn to move from Sales to Trading? 8 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Rates Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+1 Barclay's Final Round Response Time? 4 2y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+8 Keeping BBG keyboard when leaving? 3 4y
+12 "Trading Assistant" 6 4y
+3 Market Risk to Middle office? 4 4y
0 Office Updates Summer Analyst 2022 1 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Equities Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Global Markets Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 4y
+9 Questions from a Prospective Quant 30 4y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
+18 Target schools for Prop firms 14 4y
+6 Rejected From Barclays summer analyst position after doing assessment 1 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+15 Da Vinci Derivatives 7 1y
+9 Applying to Summer vs Full Time Analyst Positions as a Senior/Final Year Student 3 4y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+1 ES Trading Levels w/ Chart 1 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 What are bonuses like in a structuring role? 3 2y
0 Going from S&T to Prop Shop Possible? 1 4y
+6 High Frequency Trading Expert Advisor 1 4y
+9 Careers in trading; how to pivot into it from AM? 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+4 Question about Trading in regards to Volcker rule 1 4y
+17 [HELP] Struggling AN1, catching mistakes in S&T 2 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 4y
0 TransMarket Group - Review - Prop Trading Data 4y
0 TransMarket Group - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 4y
0 Discretionary Traders 1 4y
0 Is Structuring considered front office? 1 4y
+3 Nothing 1 3y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+12 How long does it take to prep for quant trader interviews? 2 4y
0 T. Rowe Price - ETF Product Manager 2 4y
+14 How does the experienced trader process work at other shops? 1 4y
0 HSBC - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+18 S&T in Asia from UK semi/target? 12 4y
0 Investment Banking (Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC) Trading? 1 4y
+56 how has greek life helped you in finance? 22 4y
+9 Quantitative Econ or Digital Econ masters? Or just start working? 1 4y
0 PGSA - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+9 Why can’t reporting structure be more flat? 1 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • 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 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • 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 (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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