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

2.0

Jun 19, 2010

Managers too concerned with keeping their jobs to care about the people who report to them

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

if you really have no other options

Cons

pressure cooker. get out there and sell sell sell. your are managed through intimidation. no real room for advancement.

4.0

Apr 15, 2010

A good place to work if you like the entrepreneurship of a growing company

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Extremely good work life balance compared to competitors -Producers are rewarded handsomely -Benefits are pretty good -Nice and down to earth colleagues

Cons

-Difficult to be promoted or get a raise internally -Not attracting the top tier talent available -Disorganized at times and lacks support staff in many departments

4.0

Dec 8, 2009

Growing Company, Lots of Opportunities

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is trying to move into many new playing fields and hopefully one day this strategy pays off big. If you like alot of responsibility and a fast paced environment Knight is great for that.

Cons

Hours usually long, stress is up there.

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