+2 CDS/CDX Trading Career? 2 1y
+6 Prep for fundamental research analyst interview at prop trading firms? 2 1y
+6 SocGen Global Markets (Sales & Trading) or BlackRock Portfolio Management (FI) 2 1y
0 What banks trade commodities? 1 1y
+15 Masters Programs at Rice University 10 1y
+15 Algo trading in bonds vs stocks 9 1y
0 Switching from S&T to IB 1 1y
+3 Jumping from IB to S&T 1 1y
+13 Interview at BB for Trade Support Analyst on Commodities team 2 1y
+12 Not sure how to get a real trading seat 2 1y
+8 How to invest in Natural Gas for longer term (months / years)? (NG1! or another way?) 2 1y
+9 Requirements to break in to S&T 1 1y
+9 IB --> Trading Switch, need lots of advice 2 1y
+1 Morgan Stanley Institutional Equities (or general S&T) Return Offer Rate 2 1y
+15 Rising Junior Non Target 2025 Internship Advice 22 1y
+6 S&T Fall Recruiting for Summer 2025 2 1y
0 Preparation for Trading Internship 1 1y
+21 How do you know if you want to be an Options Market Maker? 4 1y
+4 How to prepare/break into S&T? 5 1y
+18 Opinions on IMC Trading 7 1y
+17 Power trading 14 1y
+15 Intern unsure if trading is right for them 1 1y
+13 Entering Commodity Trading in US and Europe 4 1y
0 Bad desk placement - what to do next 3 1y
+26 Credit Analyst to Commodity Trading 10 1y
+103 S&T Equity Derivatives Trader.. Q&A 44 1y
+16 FX Traders Are Being Replaced by Algos - Bloomberg 8 1y
0 Rising Junior Recruitting Advice 1 1y
+9 Book Recs (or other resources) that helped you learn 6 1y
+15 Zanbato 0 1y
+9 Can I start a Quant Fund in PA without FINRA licensing (Utilizing SEC Exemption) 1 1y
+9 Brokerage Exit Ops 3 1y
+29 Any Desk Analysts or Credit Traders here ?? 4 1y
0 BNP 06/26 Super Day 3 1y
+1 Trading at buyside firm - exit opps, industry etc 2 1y
+9 Struggling in my origination role - threatened by too much internal competition. What to I do? 1 1y
0 Any Securitized Products Traders here (CMBS/RMBS/ABS/CLO)? 1 1y
+4 Sales and trading 2025 5 1y
+9 Do I need to be worried? 4 1y
+7 S&T 2025 SA Timeline - Where are we at right now? 55 1y
+18 Shop hiring too many traders. How concerned should I be? 1 1y
+11 Connecting with manager in trading internship 2 1y
+28 Market Risk at Commercial Bank VS Ops Risk at MM 7 1y
0 Middle market 2025SA S&T hiring timeline 2 1y
0 BMO S&T 2025 SA 1 1y
+4 S&T Opportunities on the West Coast? 3 1y
+9 2024 PC Asus Vivobook S 15 S5507 Copilot+ avec matériel Snapdragon X 1 1y
+12 Energy Trading/Commodity Trading vs Fixed Income & Equities 1 1y
+23 Fx trading + principal and agency question 2 1y
0 First post 1 1y
+2 Breaking into Commodity Trading 4 1y
+3 Equity Sales at Jefferies vs Billionaire's Family office 5 1y
+4 Oil Trading Interview Question - Selling the RBOB Crack 3 1y
+10 BAML S&T or JPM Trading? 25 1y
+17 M&A / CorpDev groups at Japanese Trading House Conglomerates 6 1y
0 When are signing bonuses sent out? (Incoming First Year) 1 1y
0 Best Barclays NY Desks? 1 1y
+5 BofA Rates and Currencies Superday 10 1y
+20 EDF Trading 22 2y
+29 Stopping spiders black widows brown recluse 10 2y
0 Bloomberg removed COUNTY_LOCATION_ISSUER from Munis 1 2y
+15 Struggling with Networking 3 2y
+7 am i too late 6 2y
0 trading 2 2y
0 Study Abroad in France for IB/S&T? 2 2y
+13 Rising junior Semi Target 2025 7 2y
+10 what do i do now as a rising junior in CS. 2 2y
+9 How does a CS major get an internship 1 2y
+12 Corporate Finance to Power Trading 2 2y
+8 GPA vs Experience 2 2y
+3 BNP Paribas Comp 4 2y
0 Graduate Trading Program Case Study Assistance 2 2y
+15 Secured a job as a Quant Researcher, but I have no math background, what should I learn? 13 2y
+47 Help: GS SF S&T vs JPM NY S&T 27 2y
0 Data Science and Econometrics non-target degree VS Economics and Finance target degree for career in trading 1 2y
0 Virtual Trading (MISO/NYISO/PJM/SPP) 1 2y
0 BAML Securitized Products SA 2025 4 2y
0 Best Career Track? S&T, Asset Management, Private Equity 3 2y
+47 Trading Vol in an IB - what are the good resources for Rates, Credit, FX, Equities? Market-makers' help greatly appreciated 13 2y
+18 Looks like no 2025 offer for S&T, coming to the end of sophomore year. 18 2y
+1 Best Derivatives Trading Desks 1 2y
+6 Sidoti and Co - Equity Sales 0 2y
+9 Transition from Pub Fin IB to S&T 2 2y
+19 If Potential Major Is Math, Penn Vs. CalTech, Which One Do You Vote? 12 2y
+3 CIBC 2025 Global Markets SA 23 2y
+15 Moving from equities to rates/fx 2 2y
0 Hi! 1 2y
+1 Military Reserve & S&T 3 2y
+9 S&T Japanese Banks in NYC 4 2y
+9 Corp Credit--Why Terming out debt? 3 2y
0 PWM to S&T or PB or MSc Help 1 2y
+7 BB Regional Office SA to NYC FT 5 2y
+6 Morgan Stanley Public Finance Investment Banking or BNP Sales and Trading Summer Internship? 0 2y
+17 Understanding the Yield Curve 7 2y
+1 FICC & Equities GS 25 in Chicago Office 3 2y
+64 Skillsets Gained as an Energy Trader/Data Analyst? 21 2y
0 Bloomberg SA 2025? 1 2y
+9 SA class size in BB FO (IB, S&T, AM PB) 3 2y
+6 Musket Corporation 6 2y
+13 Lateraling from Trading to IB vs. IB to Trading 4 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (67) $101
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