Does Knight Capital pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Knight Capital employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Knight Capital. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Knight Capital?

49% of Knight Capital employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Knight Capital 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Knight Capital?

Assistant Vice President (6) , Director (3) , Associate Programmer Analyst (2) , Intern (2) , Managing Director (2) , Sales and Trading Intern (2)

What are the pros of working at Knight Capital according to real employee reviews?

"Good people to work with" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good Benefits along with Good Hours" ((in 7 reviews)); "Easy work environment, dedicated and talented people" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Knight Capital according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and some tension between teams" ((in 4 reviews)); "Reckless upper management destroyed the company." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Knight Capital redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Knight Capital redundancy and their outlook for job security at Knight Capital in 2026.

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3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

Tom Joyce

87% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture and values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.3

Diversity and inclusion

Knight Capital has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Knight Capital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

54 reviews

4.0

18 Sept 2012

A fast learning curve amidst a team of hard-working, competent and friendly traders

Vice president/equity trading

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great collegiate spirit amongst traders and sales traders in European Office. High quality training for junior traders from senior traders. Tough but reasonable and inspiring management. Good access to technology, market information, back office. Freedom to express ideas, contribute originally. Effort recognised.

Cons

Disconnect between some parts of the wider business, both functionally and geographically. Note I left before the events of August 2012 that called the future of the company into question.

4.0

2 Mar 2024

High pace environment

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great education Lots of responsibility and support from early on. Growth opportunity.

Cons

Highly intense working environment. Sometimes friction.

2.0

6 Jan 2022

ok place to start

Junior trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

exposure to risk taking quickly

Cons

not a very theoretically sound learning environment

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