0 Undergrad Business Programs vs MBA BSCH 1 19y
+15 Average Career Length of a Trader... TR 16 19y
0 Dice-K: 7IP, 6H, 1ER, 1BB, 10K OFF 69 19y
0 This guy has no skills OFF 2 19y
0 Brazilian girl Workout [NSFW] OFF 16 19y
0 experience vs top school IB 9 19y
+16 the "it" factor for traders TR 10 19y
0 PA's feel 80% of skills go unnoticed OFF 3 19y
0 Merriman Curhan Ford IB 3 19y
0 Big Bro is watching................. IB 7 19y
0 Is 700+ possible? BSCH 16 19y
0 Is it True Everyone on the Street calls Citigroup Shittygroup? IB 32 19y
0 Iridium Partners PE 0 19y
0 No new talent OFF 24 19y
+16 Philosophy students preferred by IBs over politcs/IR undegrads? IB 20 19y
0 These are target kids OFF 4 19y
0 Why the hate on the PATH? OFF 16 19y
0 Best degree for S/T? TR 4 19y
0 Past Internship Experience IB 5 19y
0 Seeking advices from all you traders HF 2 19y
0 Finance = IB? BSCH 5 19y
0 Degree Viewed IB 13 19y
0 Principal Finance Desk IB 1 19y
0 Freshman in highschool seeking internship. IB 53 19y
0 more ibanking questions IB 1 19y
0 Just landed an MS gig...what to do? IB 68 19y
0 Credit Suisse LA Real Estate Finance & Securitization Group IB 4 19y
+17 I'm gay: Trading or Banking? OFF 28 19y
0 american depository receipts.... IB 1 19y
0 9 Simpson associates leave for Blackstone/ibanks IB 12 19y
0 Do You Get Real Work as a BB Summer Intern? IB 12 19y
0 Sales - Quantative Desks/Firms TR 3 19y
0 Testmasters... any good? BSCH 10 19y
0 Contact Etiquette IB 6 19y
0 Picker big 4 structured finance over a MM ibank IB 4 19y
0 Merrill or JPM? IB 2 19y
0 development, economic, political consulting... CO 8 19y
0 Important factors on a resume? IB 4 19y
0 Websites for Rentals IB 2 19y
0 Check this out... IB 6 19y
0 Entry buy-side or sell-side position....thoughts? ER 6 19y
0 Boring Weekend OFF 0 19y
0 Good Public Schools to Get a Degree for I-Banking? IB 21 19y
0 where to get good articles on the industry? IB 2 19y
0 CDs vs savings IB 11 19y
0 Headhunters right out of college JOB 9 19y
0 Barclays taking over ABN AMRO IB 8 19y
0 Interview Situation Help! IB 3 19y
0 Background Check Related Question IB 4 19y
0 Associate Path? IB 30 19y
0 Sloane Robinson... HF 1 19y
0 unable to see new forum topics in some areas of site WSO 2 19y
0 New Margin Rules HF 2 19y
0 analyst pay scale HF 1 19y
0 Playboy Bunny OFF 27 19y
0 Index Indices TR 14 19y
0 List of Tier 2 and Tier 3 i-banks in HK IB 1 19y
0 internship with Bloomberg... IB 0 19y
0 Question for Nayls - or current ivey MBA students BSCH 1 19y
0 Trivia---Name the 10 largest IB 9 19y
0 CRT Capital Holdings LLC PE 1 19y
0 Hispanics are ruining America and stealing out jobs OFF 6 19y
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0 Great Point HF 0 19y
0 IT Division IB 5 19y
0 Private Equity Valuation Models PE 10 19y
+10 Trader at Fannie Mae. Prestigious? TR 14 19y
+4 Why do targets even try? IB 18 19y
0 M&A Advisory = ibanking or consulting? IB 3 19y
0 Cancel an ibankingoasis.com account WSO 4 19y
0 pre-training training? IB 6 19y
0 For the summer IB 5 19y
0 BB internal HF vs HF HF 11 19y
0 What happened to bankerella's old pic? OFF 2 19y
0 Sophmore in College IB 1 19y
0 I-Banking Valuation Models IB 3 19y
0 Trivia Question -- Please Help IB 16 19y
+15 Length of IBD FT Training? IB 34 19y
0 A Few Good Men - A Trader's Version IB 5 19y
0 lateral from normal 50K grad position into analyst IB 13 19y
0 before hiring you as a full-time assoc., IB 7 19y
0 Is there any advantage to starting training at the 1st or 2nd start date? IB 7 19y
0 How Bad Should We Want Goldman? IB 83 19y
0 Best Groups at ML IB 2 19y
0 International Students class of 2007, we are screwed IB 72 19y
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0 A choice between IB and CM IB 10 19y
0 Best Groups at GS, MS and UBS IB 7 19y
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0 Junior summer analyst S&T TR 2 19y
0 Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, IB 2 19y
0 advice for this summer IB 2 19y
0 Vault Gold access JOB 7 19y
+5 Financial calculator for free? IB 15 19y
0 a$$hole list IB 23 19y
0 Group 1 TR 10 19y
0 Investment banking IB 1 19y
0 summer plans IB 5 19y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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