However, at least the not-so-chivalric code of the banker involved an elaborate ritual that culminated in a tangible reward in the shape of the annual bonus.
After a final late-year frenzy of self-promotion and veiled threats of departure to a rival firm, the banker would collect a bonus that was either in cash or a combination of cash and shares that had a reasonable prospect of rising in value. The annual bonus was at least a done deal, whichever way its components were structured.
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