+28 Which prop trading/MM shops are worth turning down top BB trading offer for? 16 1y
+28 I’m a jr gas trader here trading physicals/cash. Is it worth going into basis/financial trading? 19 4y
+28 Need some advice to choose between apprenticeship and MSc in Finance ESCP 19 3y
+28 What makes a S&T intern ‘suck’? 5 3y
+28 Fundamental Analyst at Prop Trading Firms? 30 3y
+28 BB Desk Quant vs. Prop Trading 10 3y
+28 Vitol - Commercial Analyst London Insight? 26 2y
+28 London S&T Salary progression 5 3y
+28 Commercial job at a midstream company or producer seems WAY better than starting at a trade shop. What am I missing? 4 3y
+28 cmu carnegie/tepper v. cornell engineering 17 2y
+28 Take a leap or play it safe? 11 2y
+28 Am I fucked for an internship? 9 2y
+28 NatGas trading / just follow up (year end review and discussion) 27 2y
+28 Structured Finance IB vs FI S&T 12 1y
+28 Barclays London — Bank of America Hong Kong 16 2y
+28 not accepting spot in rates vol so I can do a masters in stats from t10 66 2y
+28 From research to oil trading? 5 1y
+28 Treasury Futures Trading Project 9 1y
+28 NatGas Position Management 13 1y
+28 Python skills for trading 5 1y
+28 bad idea to recruit for both s&t and m&a? 6 1y
+28 Incoming S&T SA Prep/Advice 2 1y
+27 Is it crucial to understand what you're trading? 28 18y
+27 Best Trading desks at Goldman Sachs 47 5y
+27 Lateraling from top prop. shops to BB S&T and Hedge Funds 8 13y
+27 best platform to begin personal trading? 46 9y
+27 BYRON WIEN’S 10 SURPRISES FOR 2010 6 6y
+27 ICAP Summer Position 32 9y
+27 What to tell the averge person when asked what my job is... 42 16y
+27 Deciding Between Sales and Trading.... 9 16y
+27 Prop trading firm vs a hedge fund 28 9y
+27 Financial Reform - Impact on Market-Makers 12 16y
+27 It's still possible to break in, in this economy 16 15y
+27 Calling Houston College Folks - Current Students 6 6y
+27 FX Trading - Interested in working in this field 41 10y
+27 Interviews + trading desk shadowing 20 15y
+27 Option delta as a probability 6 12y
+27 Why might a deep ITM call have a very low implied volatility? 20 6y
+27 What do I do with $30,000 40 4y
+27 Derivstrading Needs Help 38 15y
+27 Better sophomore internship for S&T junior internship at BB? 38 13y
+27 My mental arithmetic sucks! 17 7y
+27 Developing trading acumen 32 14y
+27 Interest Rate Derivative Sales 20 8y
+27 Designations to get for traders 15 6y
+27 g-spread and other bond spreads 15 9y
+27 A Few Good Men: LIBOR Style 5 6y
+27 WSJ subscription worth it? 65 13y
+27 Contango Futures 11 13y
+27 Experienced quants: what kind of Math/Comp Sci/Stats/Econ do you actually use in quant trading and finance? 9 13y
+27 C U J 22 12y
+27 Willing to help with S&T Superday Interviews 7 6y
+27 Rate traders: how do you generate trade ideas? 30 8y
+27 Premium Bond Question 13 11y
+27 BB S&T to What Type of Hedge Funds??? 7 11y
+27 Trading still a good career? 9 11y
+27 John Arnold - 2014 Interview 3 6y
+27 Trafigura Graduate program, 2016 73 6y
+27 Think or Swim, TVIX, premium, practice account 29 10y
+27 I don't like someone my boss wants in the team, what should i do ? 5 10y
+27 Proprietary trading 54 5y
+27 Q&A: Trading Associate 13 10y
+27 Do I have a shot at Exotic Rates Trading? 11 10y
+27 Advice Needed: Market Risk FT or FO trading internship for breaking into AM 7 10y
+27 Long term career in sales & trading 28 5y
+27 Offered a Real Time Trader job at a respectable utility with a tricky situation. Thoughts? 15 9y
+27 Needs Help! About Equity Trading 24 9y
+27 Akuna Capital - Opinions 15 4y
+27 Trading Desks That Don't Require Quant/CS background 10 9y
+27 ABS Trading and Credit Derivatives Trading 45 9y
+27 Profiting off stock movements 26 8y
+27 Citi vs Credit Suisse? (s&t summer internship) 23 8y
+27 Python, Java or R? 14 8y
+27 Incoming SA, yet very depressed 7 8y
+27 inherit dads CA practice of 400K net or go for quant degree for trading 6 8y
+27 JPMorgan Markets Superday SA2019 66 4y
+27 Leveraged Loans (Primary, Secondary markets) and Bond trading/asset management 5 5y
+27 Citi 2019 SA S&T Phone Interview Questions 33 7y
+27 Anyone interested in a comprehensive guide for trading? 11 6y
+27 Equity derivative products 15 7y
+27 Back office Operations to a Trading Desk? 13 7y
+27 Career Advice - Work out the gate then MFE or MFE first? 7 6y
+27 Relevant Background for Physical Commodities Trading 13 7y
+27 Translation please 9 7y
+27 Will Trading become obsolete? 19 7y
+27 Career prospects in Agricultural commodities? 7 7y
+27 Good side projects to have on resumé when applying for S&T internships 7 6y
+27 Longevity of Equity Derivatives Trading 4 6y
+27 BFAM Partners (HK) Online Assessment 26 4y
+27 Investment Banking vs. Physical Trading 8 1w
+27 Why everyone wants to get out from Ags? 15 6y
+27 Lateraling as a SA to a different bank for FT 7 6y
+27 Are automation threats overblown? 11 5y
+27 Any Electricity/Power Traders 13 4y
+27 JPM's Stub Bonus was $10K - What was yours? 41 5y
+27 Am I crazy wanting to go from FinTech --> Trading? 19 4y
+27 trading/investing roles for (semi) quants 7 4y
+27 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition 2 4y
+27 Am I Cut Out For A Career In Prop Trading? Questions I have About Prop Trading 5 4y
+27 What do trading interns do? 10 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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