0 Best job to become a oil commodity trader? TR 1 2y
+45 M&A picking up? IB 25 2y
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0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Commodities TR Data 2y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Software TR Data 2y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
+181 Bosses Refuse to Train or Critique Diversity Candidates IB 26 2y
0 Fidelity International - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income AM Data 2y
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0 IB to long only public equities? JOB 1 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus Data 2y
+26 Why Do So Many Medical MDs Want ER? ER 46 2y
+26 Making $250k a year in your early 20s is wild. IB 16 2y
+16 Singapore Goldman IBD IB 6 2y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking RE Data 2y
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+10 Activist macro funds (I.e. James Bond villain) HF 19 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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