Sales and Trading Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Select Time
Global Countries
+16 S&T MD reached out for Coffee Chat to "get to know me better". How to prepare? 8 1y
+16 Physical Commodity Broker -> Sales 5 6y
+16 DB IB vs S&T 2 6y
+16 Energy Risk Management 8 6y
+16 Government Agency, Repo, LatAm credit trading-->Global Macro HF 5 6y
+16 Incoterms - Glencore/Trafigura Interview Prep 5 3y
+16 Difference between Product Control and Market risk in Physical Trading? 4 5y
+16 Final round internship fx options - got it! Need some advice now! 11 6y
+16 How many traders does a BB in fixed income on average employ? 6 6y
+16 BofA 2026 SA updates? (US) 44 1y
+16 I wanna bet against the USA on the stock market. How do I do that? 6 6y
+16 What is This?? 13 6y
+16 Is the option I hold European or American? 1 6y
+16 Got an offer at BB, Graduation May be Postponed 5 6y
+15 S&T 50% Offer Head count declined. 31 2y
+15 BAML GCL vs. BC S&T, which is better? 10 16y
+15 Optiver/Tibra vs BB Mental Maths test 13 16y
+15 Sales, Trading, Structuring, Research 5 16y
+15 GS Prinicpal Strategies 14 15y
+15 quick question-interview attire 7 15y
+15 Career in HF vs Prop Trading Firms 9 3y
+15 2nd Round Energy Trading Interview 16 15y
+15 internship/training for swing trading career? 6 14y
+15 Got two offers from S&T, any suggestions? 11 5y
+15 Am I stuck here? Would you move? 22 14y
+15 How is ESG affecting Oil Trading? 4 3y
+15 Risk Management working with traders 7 14y
+15 Physical Commodities Help 2 6y
+15 Return to S&T or switch to lower paying consulting job? 4 6y
+15 Do SAs in S&T actually do any trading? 14 14y
+15 How to prepare for Money Market dealer interview? 3 2y
+15 Trading Floor Photo Galleries 9 14y
+15 Anyone else wish there was retail access to CDS markets? 14 14y
+15 Barclays S&T Reputation 7 6y
+15 Im not gonna get an RO 6 2y
+15 how to quit my job and keep my bonus 10 4y
+15 Structured Credit Insights? 7 5y
+15 Evaluate this situation - Stable family office or high-risk prop trading firm? 3 2y
+15 JPM summer return offer? 5 6y
+15 First New York- Questions 9 6y
+15 Who Is The Most Impressive Salesman in S&T You Know? 1 6y
+15 Valuation to S&T 6 1y
+15 Steel Trading? 5 11y
+15 Best desks to intern on? 8 2y
+15 Del 9 1y
+15 Securities lending/ Equity Finance 6 1y
+15 Looking for New Perspectives 4 3y
+15 Breaking into Sales and Trading c/o 2025 from a West Coast Semi-Target 6 1y
+15 Masters Programs at Rice University 10 2y
+15 Algo trading in bonds vs stocks 9 2y
+15 UIUC recruiting for quant trading/s&t roles? 4 6y
+15 What do you look for in a S&T resume? 1 6y
+15 Macquarie Psychometric Assessment 9 4y
+15 Must Read Books for Salespeople 23 8y
+15 Any structurers here? Is it a good career choice? Need advice. 10 8y
+15 Coffee trading 6 4y
+15 Calling All Quant folks, need advice 1 6y
+15 Execution Trader at BB or Trader at MM? 0 6y
+15 ON-HOLD/Waitlist at BB after Superday 2 8y
+15 Offers: Trafigura vs Banking 3 3y
+15 Help a clueless undergrad weigh 2 offers: AllianceBernstein vs Ronin Capital 5 8y
+15 Family Business (Restaurant on the country side) vs. Junior Bond Trading Position (Biggest Bank in the country) 5 2y
+15 Goldman Sachs: Securities Division Management & Strategy Function? 5 8y
+15 How much do traders at large firms get to trade with? 8 8y
+15 Energy Trading: HEC Paris vs University of Geneva 12 2y
+15 Morgan Stanley E-trading (Fixed Income) vs Options Market Making Firm 3 4y
+15 Power Trading Hedge Fund 3 8y
+15 How Can Entry-Level Nat Gas & Power Analysts Provide Immediate Value to Trading Desk? 7 2y
+15 2026 FT S&T Recruiting 5 1y
+15 full time S&T 1 8y
+15 Do people "lateral" into trading from anything which isn't trading? 5 2y
+15 Do 1% of day traders really make money? 6 2y
+15 Sophomore Internship advice - Internship at the SEC or Assured Guaranty 2 6y
+15 prop trading vs capital one business analyst 5 6y
+15 Offer decision - Two offers 5 6y
+15 Q&A about trading jobs 29 1y
+15 Any help welcomed! Struggling with internal move to Trading Side 1 6y
+15 Suggestions for Breaking into Trade Support 1 1y
+15 How to prepare for FT Market Risk interview? 11 8y
+15 Renegging MBB to go into S&T 16 2y
+15 Am I smart enough to become successful at a market-oriented job? 1 8y
+15 Trading projects roadmap 2 1y
+15 Green Plains 9 2y
+15 Commodities Graduate Program 6 8y
+15 Best Trading desk for HF Exit? 22 2y
+15 Series 7 & 66 11 4y
+15 How are you managing your personal portfolio with recession risk in near term/happening? 1 4y
+15 LULULEMON 14 1y
+15 The Litasco SA conspiratorial HR plot isn't so silly. 1 6y
+15 Prows Plus advanced Hair growth For Longer And Thicker Hair 1 6y
+15 Working in KYC....how do I transfer into S+T or at least MO 1 6y
+15 Prospect career advice? 1 6y
+15 Swaption Greeks? 16 1y
+15 Country Elevator 4 1y
+15 What is my job called in English? 5 3y
+15 Thoughts on Trading & Shipping Team at BP (Apprenticeship) 5 3y
+15 S&T base pay matches IBD? 18 3y
+15 Help: Exotics Sales Associate at BNP/SocGen v Summer Analyst at GS IM 6 6y
+15 The Euro has a 20% chance of lasting through the decade 12 6y
+15 Option Arbitrage Question 5 6y

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 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%
View IB Report

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 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%
View IB Report

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 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%
View IB Report

Total Avg Compensation

October 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
View IB Report
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham		 98.8
View all
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”

Read more