At bonus time…
April 2, 2007
Read “At Bonus Time, No-one Can Hear You Scream” at the weekend. It’s a first person fictional narrative about an investment banker in the weeks leading up to comp day. And it’s a nasty little book. The few good guys get turned over, and so do many of the devious, amoral slime merchants too. It may be an accurate picture of the worst aspects of trading floor culture, but it’s neither amusing nor edifying.
Coding the markets 
April 13, 2007 at 8:33 am
C’mon, bottom line, in this day and age, the bonus is the minimum amount they think they can get away with to prevent you quitting (Assuming they want you to stay)