The Options Group, an executive search firm, estimates that worldwide bonuses will be 15 to 20 percent higher than they were last year.
Lehman paid its stars in eight figures, says Mark Anthony Young, a director for Options Group in Tokyo, a headhunter that specializes in financial services.
The bond group might be looking at the possible effects of a change of just 5 basis points in interest rates, while the options group was using 100 basis points.
"The whole paradigm of banking is changing so there is a lot of right sizing and that will continue throughout this year, " said Michael Karp, managing partner at Options Group, a financial-services industry executive search firm.
Mr. ERIC MOSKOWITZ (Director, The Options Group): Last year we were about equivalent to the 2000 technology-led boom of bonuses, and in 2006, and we're really going to hit all-time highs across the board in a number of categories and in a number of firms.
This afternoon, by contrast, the stock is sinking on yet another Bloomberg story, this time asserting that Clearwire has discussed restructuring options with Blackstone Group.
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Katz was also cofounder of the Options Industry Council, a trade group dedicated to educating the investing public about equity options.
Inverse options for the midcap group include the ProShares UltraShort Midcap 400 Index Fund ETF (MZZ).
Selling in- and out-of-the-money call options on Marvell Technology Group has been a popular pastime for some pessimistic players recently and today is no exception.
Sirius is part of a growing group of entertainment options trying to capture share in an increasingly fragmented market.
In January 2009, public pressure led to the formation of a Stormont working group to explore options for non-farming rural dwellers.
Ms Sheard said she had resigned because she wanted a "proper discussion" on the options and "the advisory group didn't look like being the proper forum for that".
King, who was replaced by Jamie Carragher during the 1-1 draw, has been ruled out for three weeks, leaving coach Fabio Capello with limited options ahead of their upcoming Group C games against Algeria and Slovenia.
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Bank of America said Wednesday it is still considering options for its money market funds group.
In January 2011 CME Group launched weekly Treasury options, which saw a positive reception from customers.
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Underneath the live tiles will be options to text or email your group.
DaimlerChrysler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche , under enormous pressure in Germany to spin off the money-losing Chrysler Group, says all options for the U.S. auto making arm are now on the table.
The European Commission's Mr. Barnier also said his group was looking at options for structural changes in the banking sector, including the Volcker rule and the recent Vickers report in the U.K., which recommended ring-fencing, or roping off, bank's domestic retail deposits from the rest of their operations.
Some 37 states have formed a working group to consider their testing options.
It issues 1% to 2% in options annually, handily outperforms its peer group of computer hardware producers and has reduced outstanding shares 13% since year-end 1995.
The high-frequency trading boom he was riding had roots there with people who traded at the exchanges, now CME Group and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
The company also got rid of the distribution curve and individual performance bonuses, instead giving everyone an 8% salary bump, as well as group performance bonuses and stock options.
Options players have grown optimistic about the group's prospects.
Siskowski and her group are determined to create other options and provide other solutions.
Rader, from the highway safety group, said that with more options come more opportunities for drivers to get distracted.
Sebastian began his career with Group One Trading, an equity options market-making firm.
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The November report pledges the Stormont parties to "establish an all-party working group to consider the range of options for developing a framework for dealing with the past".
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Startle.com editors vetted the options to create a list of top destinations for group travel.
In other words, options players have been more bullishly aligned toward the group less than 3% of the time.
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