0 Optiver - Interview - Derivatives Data 8y
+6 Commodities desk: Trading/Structuring/Sales -Anyone can explain the difference for each? 2 8y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+3 Deadend Career in Bank Trading 2 8y
+24 What is a trader's objective and how can they justify not speculating? 6 8y
+5 Deutsche 2019 SA Offer 4 8y
0 Bank of Ireland - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+14 Flow Trading vs Market Making 6 8y
+3 Trafigura Gradute Program? 1 8y
0 USAA - Review - Mortgage Data 8y
0 USAA - Salary & Bonus - Mortgage Data 8y
0 USAA - Interview - Mortgage Data 8y
+17 Glencore/Trafigura vs MS/JPM Derivatives Trading 5 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Junior Trader - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Distressed Debt Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Data 8y
+3 How will Dodd-Frank / Volcker Rule Reform affect Sales and Trading for BBs? 1 8y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Research and Development Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+12 Incorrect BIDU earnings date on ThinkorSwim marketwatch/calendar cost me thousands of dollars in loss 4 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+6 Did anyone else used to visit InsideArbitrage?? 1 8y
+12 Blue Point Trading Worldwide 1 8y
+3 Drug Testing? 2 8y
+4 HY/Distressed Credit Trading - Top Firms? 4 8y
0 Koch Supply and Trading - Interview - Energy Data 8y
+14 CDO/CLO Industry in 2018? 16 8y
0 Commerzbank AG - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Trading Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+3 Synthetics 2 8y
+3 Any Insights on GS vs Citi vs JP for 2019 SA S&T? 1 8y
+23 Equity Trading - Exit ops? 6 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
+15 Goldman Sachs: Securities Division Management & Strategy Function? 5 8y
+11 Self Education: Foundations for understanding markets/investing/trading? 1 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 INVESCO Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Fixed Income Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Global Markets Data 8y
+24 If you could be any stock/bond/derivative etc., which would you be and why? 23 8y
+6 2018 HSBC (Hong Kong office) Trading Summer Analyst anyone? 2 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
+14 Why are bonds traders considered the smartest ones on the street? 9 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
+6 Switching from Equity to FICC and vice-versa! 5 8y
+17 Percentage of Electronification in Various Asset Classes 10 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
+12 Junior Salesperson in Repo Exit Ops 1 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 HSBC - Review - Foreign Exchange FX Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Foreign Exchange FX Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Structured Products Data 8y
+21 Analyst at a BB going back to study a MSc at a Target 1 8y
0 INTL FCStone - Interview - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
+6 Recruiter wants personal info to submit to a bank? 5 8y
+9 Trader named 'Morgan Stanley' leaves Morgan Stanley 1 8y
+34 is day-trading and technical analysis a load of BS? 7 8y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
+23 Answering why market making? 10 8y
0 Interactive Brokers - Review - Trading Data 8y
0 Interactive Brokers - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
+6 Better Growth over next 5 years: FICC or Equities? 1 8y
+12 credit electronic trading is developing but not so fast 1 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Trading Data 8y
+2 Take the offer, or not? 8 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 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
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