+61 To the traders out there 19 2y
+10 Early days on the trade desk 2 2y
+12 relatively easier to get into? IBD vs DCM vs S&T 6 2y
+10 Socal Commodities Trading 3 2y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Operations Data 2y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 2y
+6 What internships would be more relevant to S&T 1 2y
+6 Tips for first day as an equity trader 2 2y
+19 Quant Derivatives Trading 9 2y
+29 Ranting about UK work culture 10 2y
+8 First time ever in NYC: advice 4 2y
+5 What Drives The Structure of the FX Forward Curve? 2 2y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Prop Trading Data 2y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Prop Trading Data 2y
+3 Best discretionary prop trading desks NYC for experienced trader 1 2y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - NA Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+3 What do new trading analysts (>2 years) do at banks? 1 2y
+9 XM pros and cons 1 2y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 2y
+3 IB Summer Analyst - Want to Trade 1 2y
+15 Deleted 1 2y
+10 Is it too late to recruit? 5 2y
0 TransMarket Group - Interview - Prop Trading Data 2y
0 Commodity traders, which one you like and why? 2 2y
0 Barclays - Review - Structured Products Data 2y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 2y
+18 Path to hedge fund from an exotics derivative trader? 7 2y
0 Natixis - Interview - Commodities Data 2y
+3 FT S&T / Quant Analyst Applications @ BB? 0 2y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Prop Trading Data 2y
+9 Jane Street vs Optiver Internship (Summer 2023) 9 2y
+6 Credit Sales Interview @ BB 3 2y
+5 Exotics Trading from Econ Undergrad 11 2y
+5 Ask for job back? 2 2y
+5 Future of Physical Commodities Trading 1 2y
0 Louis Dreyfus Commodities - Review - Natural Resources Data 2y
0 Louis Dreyfus Commodities - Review - Commodities Data 2y
+4 Advice for S&T Superday 3 2y
+7 Structuring to Trading? 1 2y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 IMC Chicago - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 2y
+22 Worried S&T grad position at BB will fall through 4 2y
+15 Picked IB FT over S&T SA 1 2y
+8 What do traders at regional banks like SVB do? 4 2y
+3 delete 1 2y
+66 can someone give me insight on the culture at a physical trading house (vitol, trafigura, mercuria) 40 2y
+8 How to interview interns/graduates 1 2y
+39 Not fitting in with ags culture 12 2y
+10 Using VBA as a Fixed Income Sell Side Trader 1 2y
0 TD Securities - Review - Risk Management Data 2y
+9 Bank of America S&T Groups Ranking 0 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 2y
+3 Sales and Trading Commodities 1 2y
+27 Switching to S&T from Brokerage 11 2y
+11 The state of FX trading 4 2y
0 rates trading vs rates research for comp/exit opps 1 2y
0 Rabobank Group - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 2y
+15 Buy-Side vs Sell-Side S&T Comp through the levels 4 2y
+12 Overcrowded factors 2 2y
+6 CISI derivatives exam 2 2y
0 First year associate comp 1 2y
+3 How to switch from sales to trading 3 2y
+3 Possibility of Market Risk/CCR Quant to FO Quant/Risk Quant Dev 1 2y
+9 JP Morgan Short Term Fixed Income Strategy (US Interest Rates) Analyst 12 2y
+3 Too late for s&t 2024 SA? 1 2y
+6 Cash Equity Sales or ECM 2 2y
+6 EQD Sales? 4 2y
+58 Refiner vs Supermajor 16 2y
+8 Still time to get into IBD or S&T? 3 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Prop Trading Data 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 2y
+3 2023 S&T Comp - Toronto 2 2y
+4 Strategy Desks at BB 1 2y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Rates Data 2y
+4 What is an excellent/good/poor return on VaR in commodity trading ? 2 2y
+3 Trading Case Studies 1 2y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 2y
+23 Anyone trade / run a money market fund? 1 2y
0 BMO Financial Group - Review - Brokerage Data 2y
0 BMO Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Brokerage Data 2y
0 TransMarket Group - Review - Prop Trading Data 3y
+7 Sticking to cash equities? 9 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
+49 How hard is it really for non target, non white, older male to get a seat in trading? 12 3y
+3 IR & FX Derivatives Sales Interview Questions 1 3y
+1 How does the hours compare between capital market, sales & trading and equity research? 1 3y
0 GS Women Trader's Academy 2 3y
+11 Crude oil or gasoline? 6 3y
+9 Question: MBNKF (ADR) MTRO 1 3y
+5 Power Trading Exits 2 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+6 Is execution trading at an AM or HF boring? 2 3y
+5 How interest rates affect investment banks (S&T) 4 3y
+12 Transitioning from Market Risk Analyst to Front Roles in Energy Trading 1 3y
+12 Suggestions for writing morning brief 1 3y
+8 Intern with no work 3 3y
+12 Prop Trading at Investment Banks 10 3y

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 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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