Trading Salaries

A few years ago, there was a WSO post on the trading salaries of the different desks (i.e. what the group heads of each desk made). Does anyone know where that thread went to?

Thanks in advance.

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I dont feel like finding it but I know I posted it.

"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.

"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
 

Chim Chim you are well on your way to a career as a private investigator if finance fails. If/when I ever need something found on the internet you will be the first person I contact.

I bet those figures took a major hit in 2008 though.

"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.

"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
 
trade4sizeChim Chim you are well on your way to a career as a private investigator if finance fails. If/when I ever need something found on the internet you will be the first person I contact.

I bet those figures took a major hit in 2008 though.

"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.

What can I say, I like going on the "hunt" for information.

 

Commodities Position Base Bonus +/– '06 Associate (1–2 years) $80,000–$100,000 $120,000–$140,000 +30% Associate (3rd Year) $90,000–$110,000 $160,000–$200,000 +38% VP $125,000 $550,000–$700,000 32% Director $150,000 $800,000–$1 million +29% MD $200,000–$250,000 $5 million–$7 million +50% Position Total Compensation Global Head $10 million–$12 million Head of Americas $7 million–$9 million

 
monty09Commodities Position Base Bonus +/– '06 Associate (1–2 years) $80,000–$100,000 $120,000–$140,000 +30% Associate (3rd Year) $90,000–$110,000 $160,000–$200,000 +38% VP $125,000 $550,000–$700,000 32% Director $150,000 $800,000–$1 million +29% MD $200,000–$250,000 $5 million–$7 million +50% Position Total Compensation Global Head $10 million–$12 million Head of Americas $7 million–$9 million

The bonuses for an average MD is clearly too grotesquely high to be believable. How does an average MD make 5MM-7MM?

 

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