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0 Student trying to break into IBD RES 6 6y
+5 MS Finance - U-Arizona finance graduate BSCH 6 6y
0 Anyone heard of Gennady Gertsman? TR 0 6y
+29 No Solicitors WSO 7 6y
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+31 Chicago Cost of Living OFF 31 6y
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0 MSF 2011 BSCH 8 6y
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0 Buffet Rocks Out!! AM 2 6y
0 Starting Salaries at Chicago Prop Trading Shops JOB 6 6y
0 Northwestern vs UChicago MBA Culture BSCH 6 6y
+37 Roland Berger - MBA prospects still strong? CO 29 6y
+15 Complete non-target -- possible to pull through? BSCH 6 6y
0 Accenture Tech Labs Chicago CO 1 6y
+6 Advice... Please give your input TR 5 6y
0 MSF/Mfin programs BSCH 2 6y
+31 Duke: MMS vs. Tulane M. Fin BSCH 27 6y
0 Internship- MM Sales and Trading vs. BB Private Banking??? JOB 3 6y
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0 Greece and the Euro TR 7 6y
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+56 Rejected from Business Frats/ And Social Frats in General OFF 50 6y
+12 Tax Auditor Jobs Prospects BSCH 1 6y
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+67 Obama at U of Mich IB 53 6y
+31 Why is Rice MBA ranked so low? BSCH 31 6y
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+4 Chicago Area Tailor FASH 8 6y
0 College Workload / Stress ? OFF 16 6y
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+26 Current and Former recruiters, please just 1 minute of your time to read this thread.. IB 24 6y
+44 Crime in Chicago OFF 53 6y
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0 School question BSCH 3 6y
0 Where the Job Openings Are Now OFF 2 6y
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0 accounting v trading TR 7 6y
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+15 Hedge funds or trading comps in Minneapolis/St. Paul HF 11 6y
0 Chicago Boutique Management Consulting Firms? CO 2 6y
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+7 HBS Guru BSCH 16 6y
0 Full-Time, Where do I Stand? RES 3 6y
+10 Ibanking Song? Girlfriend just sent me this....could this famous song be about ibanking the whole time? IB 15 6y
0 transition from proprietaary market maker to bank trading? TR 2 6y
0 How to make bald look classy!? lol FASH 20 6y
0 Chicago MBA Programs JOB 18 6y
+63 Best non-MBA masters degrees for career-changers/starters...with the end goal being PE PE 52 6y
0 Monty09 in Chicago - Happy Hour TR 4 6y
0 Job Market - Few articles about IBD on Bloomberg IB 18 6y
+17 Need input on my list of B-schools to break into Trading BSCH 6 6y
+22 What is wrong with the US OFF 14 6y
+12 Eldorado Trading Group.. Anybody? TR 12 6y
0 Entry level Equity Trader Chicago PE 9 6y
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+3 Lincoln International: 1st year analyst comp (salary + bonus)? - Rankings? IB 7 6y
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0 What are my chances of getting hired as a trader? TR 9 6y
0 Passing the Torch : Dr. J > Magic > MJ > Kobe > Durant. Lets argue. IB 16 6y
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0 Chances for SA IB 3 6y
+12 New target schools IB 19 6y
+28 Be werry werry quite, I'm hunting traders. TR 12 6y
+19 I got a 730 on my GMAT, but not sure if I want to go to B-School BSCH 19 6y
0 This Family Does Not Need Big Bonuses OFF 5 6y
0 Great undergrad program with merit opps BSCH 16 6y
0 2nd yr analyst sal @ MM in chi-town? IB 0 6y
+16 This One Is For You IlliniProgrammer BSCH 9 6y
0 Structured Finance Desk Cover Letter IB 6 6y
0 SIG Chicago TR 0 6y
0 Getting on Bus to Chicago..Any help/advice appreciated TR 3 6y
+12 Mesirow Financial Chicago - Previous experiences? AM 25 6y
0 Nico Holdings - Anyone know anything about them? TR 0 6y
+10 Breaking in - Currently a junior at Michigan's Ross school of business HF 6 6y
+20 I need ANY advice JOB 5 6y
+12 Freshman Guidance JOB 0 6y
+43 Cold emailing - High-level finance or commercial JOB 26 6y
+32 Chicago IBD Offices IB 47 6y
0 Switching from advertising to IB IB 0 6y
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+66 Engineering Vs Finance for Ibanking IB 60 6y
0 Buffalo Funds HF 5 6y
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0 BAML & GS Offices in Chicago IB 5 6y
+14 JPM vs. MS vs. BMO vs. William Blair -- (all Chicago) IB 12 6y

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 12 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
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