Equity Research Bonus Discussion

Hey Everyone,

Considering bonus season is underway I thought we could get a thread going to get an idea on what bonuses are looking like across the industry.

Lets keep it to a simple structure:

Title:

Rank if applicable:

Region:

Bank Size: (Bulge, Mid mkt, Boutique etc)

Base:

Bonus:

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