What is frustrating about Leveraged Loans?

Hi chimps - I'm currently doing a research project and trying to get smart about the leveraged loans space. I don't work in that market on a daily basis, but my understanding is that it's quite "dinosaur" esq from speaking to some leverage loan traders, investors, ops people, etc.

If you work in loans,

  • What do you do? (trader, credit HF, originator, issuer, ops, etc.)
  • What do you find frustrating?
  • Why are things the way they are?
  • How could they be better?

It would be awesome if this became a thread amongst folks in the space, but if you're open to chatting on the phone or grabbing a coffee in NYC, shoot me a PM!

2 Comments
 
I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.
 

Velit voluptates id vero veritatis. Tempora debitis inventore soluta deleniti alias. Aut ut quia omnis possimus. Est quas ea officiis dicta labore reiciendis.

Et quibusdam impedit hic molestias harum. Quas eum sunt eum error nisi nihil. Ad aut est eum eum molestias enim occaecati.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $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
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
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...”