+12 How's the job market looking for an entry-level trading role? 5 3y
0 Jump Trading - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Jump Trading - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+1 Commercial analyst role 1 3y
0 What happens to a person's trading book when they leave an investment bank? 1 3y
+10 Exit Opps Finance at Glencore/Traf/Vitol?? 6 3y
+96 Prop Trading/HF (Citadel, JS, DE Shaw) vs BB Sales and Trading Out of College 49 3y
+3 Strat to Trading 3 3y
+6 Index vol 2 3y
+9 Breaking Into European S&T as a Canadian Student 2 3y
+31 Physical sugar trading 9 3y
+17 Offering to work for free (For an Off-cycle S&T internship) 6 3y
+22 Programming Proficiency in Trading 6 3y
+5 Options MM to Spec Trading - is it possible? 2 3y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Foreign Exchange FX Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Trading interview prep? 1 3y
+21 I used to have a plan, and then paycheck hits. golden handcuff in trading 7 3y
+32 Heat rate buying 17 3y
0 Jump Trading - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Derivatives Data 3y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 3y
0 DC Energy - What to expect? 2 3y
+21 How does Gelber Group rank in relation to other prop trading shops? 9 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Equities Data 3y
+17 How to become a (institutional) trader after age 30? 4 3y
+1 Del 0 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
+21 Energy Trading -> Quantitative Trading Career Path 11 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Foreign Exchange FX Data 3y
0 Barclays Special Situations Group 2 3y
+3 Structured Trade Finance at a Physical Trade House 2 3y
0 Maven Securities - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
+6 Benefits/Drawbacks of Trading Cash vs Derivs 1 3y
+9 Structuring - Move from APAC to US, advice? 2 3y
+21 sellside trader etiquette/convention on working multiple orders 4 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Equities Data 3y
+27 Energy Investment Banking vs. Energy Trading 10 3y
+3 BMO Global Markets Winter 2024 1 3y
+3 Quant Research (Sell Side) Comp 1 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Equities Data 3y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+9 Niche Prop Firms/Quant Trading Firms 3 3y
+3 WF S&T FT 2024 2 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Trading Data 3y
0 Geneva Trading - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+9 First Advantage Check 1 3y
+3 Internal Mobility at JPM 2 3y
+3 BB S&T Recruitment 1 3y
0 BP - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 3y
0 BNP Paribas Markets Superday 1 3y
+7 Long Non Compete: Paying above base 2 3y
+10 Military Individual Internship Program 3 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+11 Is Citi S&T being affected? 5 3y
+5 Wells Fargo Sales and Trading 2024 Analyst Program 10 3y
+1 Difference in working for a firm without a balance sheet 1 3y
+33 Physical trading houses - Traffic/Ops role sucks your soul. 14 3y
+3 Structured Credit Trading Exit Opps 1 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
0 Deutsche Börse - Interview - Derivatives Data 3y
0 Pivoting away from Quant 1 3y
+12 Commodities OTC Sales Trader career prospects 4 3y
0 Delete 0 3y
+10 How to rise up the ranks in trading on the sell side 2 3y
0 Any famous salespeople? 3 3y
+3 Sending Networking emails to Traders 4 3y
0 ICAP - Review - Foreign Exchange FX Data 3y
0 ICAP - Salary & Bonus - Foreign Exchange FX Data 3y
0 ICAP - Review - Foreign Exchange FX Data 3y
+36 Boutique prop trading firm? 27 3y
0 AIG - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+9 Non-QM Pricing model 0 3y
+6 HSBC Global Markets Graduate Programme 0 3y
+40 Best roles out of school for quant majors in commodities 32 3y
+15 S&T base pay matches IBD? 18 3y
+5 S&T technicals for interviews at an Investment Bank? 3 3y
+6 What are exit ops for Sales and do they differ by desk? 5 3y
+3 FICC Sales or Equities Electronic Trading Sales 1 3y
+9 CMBS vs RMBS vs other ABS 5 3y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 BNPP Markets 09/19 SD 0 3y
0 Should i quit on my first day 3 3y
+6 Power & Gas Banks in Europe 2 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 3y
+32 MS Rejection - How does the process work exactly? 31 3y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Review - Fixed Income Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 3y
+3 Bonuses in Sales (Analyst, London) 1 3y
+9 Confusion about my future please comment and help 2 3y
+12 Networking for off-cycle in sales and trading with managing director LDN 3 3y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+9 Pigeonholing myself? 1 3y

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
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