+17 ?Move for a Quant Trading role or apply again? 4 2y
+17 Breaking into London S&T 5 2y
+17 Leaving Trading to Tech - burnt out and not cultural fit 2 2y
+17 M&A / CorpDev groups at Japanese Trading House Conglomerates 6 2y
+17 S&T at a Bank -> Prop trading? 9 2y
+17 Tips for a beginning commodities trader? 3 1y
+17 Understanding the Yield Curve 7 2y
+17 What is the feeling like? 5 2y
+17 I'm a nepo intern, super worried about my internship 4 2y
+17 Power trading 14 1y
+17 S&T at a Boutique vs BB 2 2y
+17 Career change: physicals->sales/trading 13 1mo
+17 i feel miserable in my S&T internship 4 2y
+17 Physical commodities: I cry myself to office everyday, are zero-sum games on a daily basis for the rest of my life worth it? 5 1y
+17 Coding for S&T Recruiting 16 1y
+17 BofA HireVue for S&T Summers 28 1y
+17 Power Trading Career Advice - After intradray, what to do? 8 1y
+17 Average S&T bonus for Analysts and Associates 10 1y
+17 17year old looking for advice into breaking into the finance industry especially trading or investment banking. 6 1y
+17 bp analytics grad track opportunities? 7 1y
+17 What do I need to learn to land a seat on an Equity Derivatives desk? 16 1y
+17 Energy Trading 75k vs BB SnT 115k 10 1y
+17 Paper Trading profit, something to put on my resume? 7 1y
+17 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 6 1y
+17 Non-Trading Role in Commodity Trading (ops, marketing, deal origination, etc.) 5 1y
+17 GS Superday Out yet 29 1y
+17 Buy-side credit research vs. Fixed Income trading (Asset Management) 1 1y
+17 From AGS FO to Energy MO 7 1y
+17 Santander S&T Internship Interview 19 1y
+17 Indian Spice Trading 5 1y
+17 Buyside Trader - Next Steps? Progression 6 11mo
+17 Financial US Natural Gas Trading 4 10mo
+17 American Looking to Break into Trading in EU via Masters 9 9mo
+17 Moroccan Master's Grad (Finance) Relocating to Italy seeking Advice from EU Finance Professionals 6 9mo
+17 Programmer want to do trading, Feeling Stuck 6 7mo
+17 Currencies & Emerging Markets Trading - What Does the Desk Do? 4 7mo
+17 Reflexivity in physical oil markets 2 6mo
+17 UT Austin McCombs vs UChicago 5 5mo
+17 AI in S&T 8 1mo
+17 Interested in both distressed credit and energy trading 12 2mo
+17 How to prepare for S&T SA internship at a BB? 7 2mo
+17 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM (PGE)— Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 9 1mo
+17 Breaking into S&T: Python Projects 4 1mo
+17 What's actually the most painful part of creating structured products? 4 2w
+16 the "it" factor for traders 10 19y
+16 2008 Summer Analyst List of Banks of Apply to 11 4y
+16 Buy side trading 8 15y
+16 A Little Perspective on the Market in 2008 24 17y
+16 I say farewell to wso... good luck everyone 22 13y
+16 How much is job security worth: BlackRock vs. S&T at a BB 11 17y
+16 noob question about type of stocks 3 16y
+16 Equity guys VS Fixed Income guys 9 6y
+16 Signs that interest rates will rise 47 16y
+16 What does a new assistant trader do on a typical day? 13 13y
+16 Final round internship fx options - got it! Need some advice now! 11 6y
+16 Goldman never loses 6 16y
+16 Strange Situation 8 15y
+16 Energy Rodeo 2011 - 30 Days left at $50 6 15y
+16 how long to wait til being contacted for an interview 8 15y
+16 How do banks make money off swaps? 25 6y
+16 Energy Risk Management 8 6y
+16 Best Book For Futures Trading? 26 9y
+16 Providence Fires 1,926 Teachers, Officially Bankrupt 9 6y
+16 $150mm day trader hermit 14 3y
+16 I wanna bet against the USA on the stock market. How do I do that? 6 6y
+16 Trading at Oil Company vs. Bank 16 7y
+16 Tough Career Decisions 4 14y
+16 Facebook IPO 6 14y
+16 Rouge Traders - BO/MO to FO 6 14y
+16 Gas Scheduler or Real-Time Trading 10 14y
+16 Is it Becoming Harder to Make Money in Algo Trading? 9 6y
+16 Weird Offer Dilemma: Risk Mgmt vs. Prop Trading 12 6y
+16 Best Hedge Funds in 2012 9 14y
+16 How long did it take for you to actually trade? 20 12y
+16 Will prop shops like JSC/GETCO/DRW/SIG exist 10 years from now? 5 14y
+16 Floor trading clerk/ trading assistant 3 14y
+16 Lying on Interactive Brokers application? 18 10y
+16 Series 7 Pass Rate 17 8y
+16 Calgary Energy Trading Desks 22 6y
+16 Reading financial statements 18 13y
+16 What is This?? 13 6y
+16 Apex capital holdings LLC 11 6y
+16 Freight/Trading Chartering 5 12y
+16 SO, Who would get hired? 17 13y
+16 Best non-quant, non-algo shops to work for? 10 13y
+16 What is Commodity-Linked Finance? 5 10y
+16 Government Agency, Repo, LatAm credit trading-->Global Macro HF 5 6y
+16 write a letter to yourself 10 years ago. what would it say? 12 13y
+16 Inter-Dealer Brokers - General outlook 11 10y
+16 Trading with TD Ameritrade/Thinkorswim? Beware... 18 12y
+16 HELP Needed to understand Twitter development 2 12y
+16 Major help 9 12y
+16 Prospective Trader in need of help. 13 10y
+16 How many traders does a BB in fixed income on average employ? 6 6y
+16 Optiver vs DRW NYC for Summer Internship? 19 6y
+16 What to expect as a commodity trading intern. 10 12y
+16 Traders with experience in Arbitrage 11 12y
+16 Back office to middle office? 16 2y
+16 IBs 'destroyed' ? 10 12y
+16 Grad student - help choosing a trading desk 27 11y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • 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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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