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 11 reviews)); "it was good if the management spent more time to interact with employees" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits: Health, 401K" ((in 5 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?

"Reckless upper management destroyed the company." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Knight Capital layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Knight Capital locations?

Jersey City , New York , Port Norris , Melville , Fullerton , Greenwich

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Knight Capital

Acquired by KCG

Knight Capital reviews

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 & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.3

Diversity & 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

54 reviews

1.0

Oct 4, 2012

No added value

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not going to jersey city every morning.

Cons

People who do not perform are kept on, bringing down the whole team. Not rewarded for contributions. HR does not perform HR function.

5.0

Sep 25, 2012

Best job I ever had

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leadership team, entrepreneurial spirit, great people work here

Cons

I can't think of any cons

4.0

Sep 18, 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.

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