Does Allston Trading pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allston Trading employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allston Trading. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Allston Trading?

53% of Allston Trading employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Allston Trading 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Allston Trading?

Trader (9) , Trader/Developer (3) , Developer (2) , Quantitative Analyst/Developer (2) , Software Developer (2) , Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Allston Trading according to real employee reviews?

"Free breakfast and lunch" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "The management also seems to have the firm headed in the right direction after a bit of change in the previous years." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good compensation" ((in 5 reviews)); "Free Lunch/Breakfast; fine work life balance." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Allston Trading according to real employee reviews?

"inept upper management, strong culture of micro management, high nepotism, employees rewarded for loyalty far more than talent/productivity, very high turnover rate, good people are always leaving, constantly changing direction, comp is highly discretionary with games played." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Allston Trading redundancies in 2026?

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

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Allston Trading Reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Nancy Stern

46% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Allston Trading has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allston Trading 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

59 reviews

4.0

29 Nov 2023

Good Experience

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people and culture at the firm

Cons

Certain aspects of tech could have been improved

5.0

2 Mar 2023

Good firm

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Weekly masssages free breakfast/lunch nice people to work with

Cons

Communication from management was sometimes slow

2.0

21 June 2022

Watch your back

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lunch was included if you went into the office

Cons

Constantly was told just enough to try and quell fears, only to have the truth come out later in a very negative way.

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