0 Optiver - Interview - Trading Data 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 6y
+3 Optiver Interview Process - Changed? 1 6y
0 BP - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 6y
0 Optiver - Review - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Optiver - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Optiver - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 Old Mission Capital - Review - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Old Mission Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 6y
+94 Q&A: Options Trader at Top Prop Firm 46 6y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 6y
+3 BAML First Round Video Interview SA 1 6y
0 Société Générale - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
+12 God, I can't afford to watch Victoria's secret next year! 1 6y
+92 Q&A: Quantitative Derivatives Trader, 1 year in 52 6y
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0 Optiver - Review - Securities Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
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0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 6y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Derivatives Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 6y
0 trader - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
+1 Thoughts on the Lumber Industry 1 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
+14 Thinking of entering the Cannabis Craze? 2 6y
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0 Goldblum Lentz - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+3 Coffee chat with Senior Banker in the Securitization Group 1 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Trading Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 6y
+3 Jobs at NYSE? 4 6y
+15 Career Ops 3 6y
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0 Westpac - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Sales and Trading Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
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0 Akuna Capital LLC - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
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0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
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0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
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0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
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0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 6y
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0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 6y
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+27 Longevity of Equity Derivatives Trading 4 6y
0 Optiver - Interview - Investment Grade Finance Data 6y
+5 Do you guys enjoy S&T? 2 6y
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0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • 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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