0 s&t off cycle conversion rate 1 11mo
+4 Does a referral guarantee an interview? 8 11mo
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+9 Trillium Trading 6 11mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 11mo
0 AGC Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 11mo
0 State Street Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 11mo
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Securitization in transaction bank 1 11mo
+67 Q&A : I'm a dry bulk physical freight trader / chartering manager 58 11mo
0 GM S&T interview for SA 1 11mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Equity Research Data 11mo
0 Trading vs OCIO exit routes into wealth management/asset management 1 11mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 11mo
0 DRW - Review - Prop Trading Data 11mo
0 DRW - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 11mo
0 UniCredit - Review - Equities Data 11mo
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 11mo
0 DRW - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 12mo
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 12mo
+14 BP Second Round Interview Invites 12 12mo
0 All Options - Interview - Finance Data 12mo
+57 Poker, Trading, What to Do? 36 12mo
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Quantitative Data 12mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Data 12mo
0 Breaking into Energy Trading 1 12mo
+12 Virtuals/FTR power trading to term products feasibility 1 12mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 12mo
+10 Toxic team culture on Desk 1 12mo
+19 S&T or QS 5 12mo
+6 Got the internship - Now what? 4 12mo
+23 Practicing Python 19 12mo
+10 Thoughts on S&T (Specifically Sales) 4 12mo
+6 Credit vs Prime 2 12mo
+9 Lateral banks worth it? 1 12mo
+17 Programmer want to do trading, Feeling Stuck 6 12mo
+9 Need Advice — Prop Trading Offer vs. Final Round for BB Structuring 1 12mo
+9 Last second switch from IB recruiting to S&T? 1 12mo
+3 How do L/S professionals think about their Personal Account trading? 2 12mo
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Trading Data 12mo
+3 Anyone Hear Anything About Macquarie FT? 2 12mo
0 Optiver - Review - Quantitative Trading Data 12mo
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Trading Data 12mo
+13 Lateraling to S&T from IB/Consulting 5 12mo
0 UBS AG - Interview - Trading Data 1y
0 Peak6 senior risk role 1 1y
+7 Hansen Mueller Issues? 3 1y
+16 How Do You Trade from a Heavily Crowded Institutional Investor Position Subject to Strict Risk Management? 3 1y
+1 Be honest - how many of you are actually reading every earnings call transcript, 10-K, and analyst report for your coverage? 2 1y
+52 Starting S&T Internship — Rules of surviving the desk? 5 1y
0 Forex Markets 1 1y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 1y
0 TransMarket Group - Interview - NA Data 1y
0 Top books for Juniors entering a Fixed Income & FX Sales Desk 1 1y
0 Susquehanna Assessment 1 1y
0 Distressed S&T Preliminary Info 1 1y
0 Hartree Partners - Review - Energy Data 1y
0 Hartree Partners - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 1y
+9 Best Role to take for Power Trading 1 1y
0 Walgreens - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+10 FX Sales Interview advice 12 1y
+4 Top BB S&T vs TDP 3 1y
+6 GS Intern Amenities? 4 1y
0 Trafigura Grad Programme Technical Assessment 2 1y
0 Why there are so many H1Bs in Sales & Trading? 1 1y
+135 Intro: Experienced Trader - Q&A 88 1y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 1y
+3 How much of success in S&T is innate vs. learned? 2 1y
0 Jump Trading - Interview - NA Data 1y
0 Chevron Corporation - Review - Oil & Gas Data 1y
0 Chevron Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 1y
0 DRW - Interview - Trading Data 1y
+21 FTR Power Trading 11 1y
+8 I have a 3.3 GPA At Berkeley In Econ and Stats, 1 1y
+2 Fidget Toy on desk 1 1y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Energy Data 1y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 Banco Santander - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+18 BNP Paribas GM Assessment Centre 7 1y
+10 Bank of America S&T summer analyst 43 1y
+30 College student networking via bloomberg? 13 1y
+1 Broker to Sell Side s&t sales role? 4 1y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 Applying for S&T graduate program without S&T internships. What are my chances? 1 1y
0 Citigroup - Review - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 1y
+15 Securities lending/ Equity Finance 6 1y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 1y
0 Books on Interest rate volatility/options 4 1y
0 UniCredit - Interview - Global Markets Data 1y
0 Looking for a Skilled Video Editor to Create Product Videos (Preferably USA-Based) 1 1y
+12 Physical Commodity Trading Thread - London 5 1y
+5 What are the most quantitative trading desks on the sell-side? 20 1y
0 Glencore - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 1y
0 C&SI @ JPM, summer 2026 1 1y
0 DRW - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Barclays - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+2 Markets (S&T) No Return Offer -> PWM FT NYC? 2 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
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...”