+9 Trading Careers. 6 11mo
+9 Question: Evaluating the Use of NSS Model for Yield Curve Fitting 1 11mo
+9 BB SA S&T Perks 7 10mo
+9 Econ research to trading desk? 1 11mo
+9 will I likely to get into these programs? 1 11mo
+9 Power Trading - PJM AS Market 2 11mo
+9 Equity L/S PM offer at a Commodity Trading House 7 10mo
+9 Got bid back from competitor 6 10mo
+9 Jefferies Credit Experience 3 9mo
+9 Q&A 1 9mo
+9 Trading Assistant - Private Global Metals Trading Company 1 9mo
+9 Considering Lateral into Sales (S&T) — Equity vs. Debt Products: Lifestyle, Comp, and WLB? 1 8mo
+9 Macro S&T to IB Transition Timeline 1 8mo
+9 Best Role to take for Power Trading 1 8mo
+9 Breaking into Trading from IB 4 7mo
+9 Last second switch from IB recruiting to S&T? 1 8mo
+9 Need Advice — Prop Trading Offer vs. Final Round for BB Structuring 1 8mo
+9 Lateral banks worth it? 1 8mo
+9 Exit opps for S&T syndicate loans? 1 7mo
+9 Market making of ELN as a career 1 7mo
+9 Deleted 1 7mo
+9 Interview with group head after Superday 4 7mo
+9 Distressed/HY credit trading desk analyst interview 2 6mo
+9 Recent Grad Looking For Equity Trader Position 1 7mo
+9 Conversion Rate S&T SA Intern Barclays London 1 6mo
+9 CDS Pricing in practice 4 6mo
+9 From LNG Scheduler to Trader: What Should I Prioritize at This Stage? 1 6mo
+9 Mm offer 3 6mo
+9 Joined a Front-Office Role (Trade Assistant) at 18 years old with no degree. Should I pursue a degree or jumpstart CFA? 1 6mo
+9 Fixed Income Trading Conversion Odds? 2 6mo
+9 Global Markets Grad at Santander CIB vs Equity Research at RBC 1 6mo
+9 Totalenergies Trading Graduate Program 1 6mo
+9 Path to S&T (S) from placement agency? 3 6mo
+9 Junior Gas Trader 1 5mo
+9 FX/rates structuring 2 5mo
+9 Tokyo S&T Summer @ BB — comp / exits / Tokyo finance scene? 4 5mo
+9 Off Cycles. Am I Fucked? 1 5mo
+9 Freight broker to commodity trading 3 4mo
+9 Summer Internship: Top BB (not GS) Trading desk VS Squarepoint QR 2 5mo
+9 Q&A + Introduction 1 5mo
+9 Energy M&A/Trading House/Stay at Current Shop 1 4mo
+9 Which Offer to Take? 3 4mo
+9 Will starting at a small systematic trading firm with some public bond financing issues hurt my chances of moving to a prop shop later? 2 4mo
+9 Market Outlook and Strategy Discussion — Volatility, Risk Management & Tools 1 4mo
+9 Pivoting to Trading from an ESG role? 1 4mo
+9 T10 CS & Quant Background -> Physical Trading: Seeking internship advice to build a profile for grad programs 1 4mo
+9 Equity Derivatives Sales Coding 3 3mo
+9 bp TDP Grad Interview – What to Expect? 2 3mo
+9 Trade Execution Career Progression 1 3mo
+9 Job opportunities outside of S&T 1 3mo
+9 Barclays SA or GS Off-Cycle ? 3 3mo
+9 Finance major + CS minor 9 3mo
+9 Advice on switching from an insurance trading desk to the sell side 1 3mo
+9 CH - Cargill First Interview 1 2mo
+9 Seeking advice: BB Trading to LBS MFA: Am I Closing the Door on S&T? 1 2mo
+9 Writing a Substack 1 2mo
+9 Highest ROI move for Markets: Big 4 consulting or still do MSc? 1 2mo
+9 Breaking into Macro Trading from Non-Target 1 2mo
+9 Incoming PM intern at a commodities company. How do I learn the trading side? 1 2mo
+9 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 1 2mo
+9 The Ohio State Finance vs Indiana Pre-Business (Kelley) vs Penn State Econ — Best Path to High Finance / S&T? 3 1mo
+9 FX Strategy 1 1mo
+9 Fake (or misleading) trader career pathways at commodity shops? 2 3w
+9 Sales OTC Desk internship 2 2w
+9 CRE to S&T lateral opportunities 5 6d
+9 looking for advice 1 3d
+8 Foot in the Door - Shed some light 5 10y
+8 from sales to trading 14 2y
+8 Merrill vs. Morgan Stanley vs Lehman 9 7y
+8 Goldman Moving Some S&Ters To Operations 24 18y
+8 Jim Rogers tore the Fed a new one. 6 2y
+8 CMU Undergrad for Trading? 8 17y
+8 List of Prop Shops that offer salaries... 20 12y
+8 AQR Capital Management - Wondering if people know what they look for 16 9y
+8 FX - Markets always open? 14 10y
+8 Trading internship - Reputable prop shop 6 10y
+8 how about ML's rates and currencies S&T team? 8 16y
+8 Trading Assistant for How Long? 9 16y
+8 MS Special Situations Group 7 15y
+8 China Makes 15 Story Building in 6 or 2 days... 18 6y
+8 Gartman's Rules of Trading 10 15y
+8 Time to short bank round 2? 5 15y
+8 Do you have to be mildly retarded to work at the CFTC? 5 15y
+8 Working with a 5yr old 7 6y
+8 tests 5 15y
+8 How to bet on rising unemployment? 12 15y
+8 Decision making time line 3 15y
+8 UBS securities NY or Wells Fargo Securities NY 18 15y
+8 market maker vs specialist (newb question) 4 15y
+8 trade operations to trading desk 13 15y
+8 Most Capital Intense Product Areas within S&T? 4 15y
+8 PrinceRidge Group? 2 12y
+8 Shorting Penny Stocks 14 5y
+8 Wall St Firm Without Degree 7 6y
+8 VTB Capital 7 6y
+8 Commodities Trading - Differences between firms? 20 10y
+8 DB CIB Markets Analyst Super Day 20 14y
+8 Sales Commissions After Termination 3 6y
+8 Construct implied PDF of returns from implied volatilities? 6 5y
+8 A day in the life of a Trade Support Analyst 7 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (45) $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
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...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
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...”