+14 PnL% of Prop Traders? 6 5y
+14 Capital Markets Analyst trying to break into Trading 9 5y
+14 Opportunity for 'Refined Metals Operator' at Trafigura, Worth pursuing? 13 1y
+14 liar's poker 25 8y
+14 Exit opps/ Prestige for/of Big Oil trading? 14 8y
+14 Is it possible to break into trading at shops like Akuna, DRW, Optiver without knowing any coding? 6 6y
+14 Houston Trader Help 5 6y
+14 asian pursues career in EU or US 12 1y
+14 Received a Morgan Stanley 2026 Fixed Income Interview 25 1y
+14 How to handle a cold call to a potential investor? (interview prep) 3 8y
+14 Execution Trader at IMC/Flow/Optiver 2 3y
+14 What is comp/bonus like on a funding/liquidity desk? 11 1y
+14 HSBC Sales & Trading 10 1y
+14 Why are bonds traders considered the smartest ones on the street? 9 8y
+14 CDO/CLO Industry in 2018? 16 8y
+14 Flow Trading vs Market Making 6 8y
+14 Credit Sales at BB (Summer Analyst) 4 5y
+14 Career in trading analytics 1 5y
+14 Shell Houston Trading Internship 15 6y
+14 Getting A S&T Internship at a Non Target 3 8y
+14 Interview Q: A different "Make me a market" question 4 8y
+14 Cargill Revenue by Segment 6 8y
+14 Which banks have rotational S&T SA/FT? 11 6y
+14 can i break into quant trading? 3 1y
+14 Short term T Bill question 9 3y
+14 Realistic chances for BB/EB Investment Banking in London post-LBS MFA (Non-EU, Sales & Trading background)? 12 1y
+14 Undergrad worried about ageism + job security 3 1y
+14 Making into Prop/Quant Trading 3 1y
+14 Recent grad needs advice on breaking into trading 1 8y
+14 Morgan Stanley Fixed Income Internship Interview 35 8y
+14 Pay difference Sales vs Trading 10 5y
+14 Moving Desks Internally (Trading) 3 1y
+14 Follow up after final interview for an Environmental Commodities trading firm 2 6y
+14 Meeting with traders 2 6y
+14 Quant options for those not into programming? 3 7y
+14 Deutsche Bank - Global Markets Analyst 1 6y
+14 Books/Research/Anything to help prepare me for Proprietary Trading job in New York? 7 6y
+14 What is the difference between a professional and institutional trader? 2 3y
+14 Louis dreyfus graduate trainee 7 7y
+14 Does career experience I want exist? 4 6y
+14 Equity Derivatives Summer Internship 3 7y
+14 S&T or IB? 2 7y
+14 Series 7 Top-Off Exam 7 7y
+14 Offering to work for free on weekends/ evenings 3 7y
+14 Major for S&T/PT/HF 16 7y
+14 Flow Traders' Math test 10 4y
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+14 Question about hedging a cargo 3 7y
+14 Inter-Basin Spread LNG 9 4y
+14 Trading and Poker 58 4y
+14 TD Securities for S&T 6 3y
+14 Trading 9 4y
+14 Incoming SA at BB, curious about facetime 8 6y
+14 Prop trading at BB 10 6y
+14 When did you all get your own book of risk to manage in S&T? 7 3y
+14 Loooking for information on MTFX Foreign Exchange Corporation 6 6y
+14 Are traders in NYC still WFH? 6 6y
+14 Natural Gas S&D Model And Other Factors - Practice 3 3y
+14 Real Time Traders, do you keep a personal P&L sheet? 9 6y
+14 DELETED 14 6y
+14 How bad was this question - did I get dinged? (MS S&T 2020 SA first round phone interview) 0 6y
+14 Trafigura Grad Program - Outlook/Opportunities 12 2y
+14 What’s the timeline on FT 2024 S&T recruiting? 3 3y
+14 Trader Brain Teasers | Bet-Sizing | Interview Questions | Brackets/Horse Game 3 4y
+14 Strong in Sales, should I still pursue S&T? 8 4y
+14 Arrangements when price of a future contract go to negative 12 6y
+14 Floor Trading? 6 4y
+14 Power Trader Interview Ireland 7 6y
+14 Career Advice - S&T 1 6y
+14 Physical Trading Pitch - Advice 6 3y
+14 Trillium Trading 15 2y
+14 stock trading demo 13 6y
+14 Global Markets Best Performers Review (13 Dec - 17 Dec 2010) 5 6y
+14 citi vs bofa vs barc for S&T SA? 7 7mo
+14 1st year S&T analyst - what distinguishes the best analysts from the merely good? 4 2y
+14 FIDM - Financial Institutions Derivatives Marketing - What do they do? 5 6y
+14 Leaving College to pursue Trading 1 6y
+14 Can I negotiate my salary as an incoming FA? 1 4y
+14 High Yield Credit Trading 10 7mo
+14 Sales in London - BB Ranking 1 6y
+14 Lay off probation period 3 3y
+14 Macquarie Commodities & Global Markets SA 16 4y
+14 GS/JPM vs. DB/BofA SA 2025 London – Which to accept 16 1y
+14 Trading ahead of the algorithms 3 1y
+14 How do I break in? 6 6y
+14 Jefferies Fixed Income S&T 8 3y
+14 Preparing for Commodities Desk 6 1y
+14 RBC or UBS for Summer Internship S&T? 24 6y
+14 Advice for Internal Networking and Moving to a FO Role 3 4y
+14 Optiver Final Round 6 4y
+14 [HELP] A Big Decision: OTC Clearing vs Cash Equity Sales Trading 4 4y
+14 Best prep for SA in exotic trading 4 6y
+14 Optiver vs Wolverine 3 6y
+14 Moving into the Money Markets space 3 6y
+14 Internship in Asia as a German 4 6y
+14 GS vs Barcs (London S&T SA) 6 6y
+14 S&T offer advice please! 3 6y
+14 Preparing for Fixed Income Trading Interviews - Fabozzi, CFA Level 3, or Other Resources? 2 1y
+14 Bad Move To Ask For Travel Money For Interview? 4 6y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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