Options Group's 2009/2010 Global Financial Market Overview and Compensation Report is now available. The report is the only one of its kind that offers a look ahead at global market trend and compensation patterns. It gives exclusive insight into the compensation packages being offered this year by global investment banks and hedge funds in over 20 product categories from analysts to desk heads in sales, trading and structuring. The report also breaks down leading emerging markets in Brazil, Greater China (incl. Hong Kong), the Middle East, India, Russia and Singapore and identifies key future trends in each region.

• Options Group's report has become the industry standard for forward-looking compensation analysis and provides real-time bonus estimates for the coming season. The report is featured in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications every year. No other report offers the same level of accuracy, detail and timeliness. The report includes over 150 pages of detailed charts and commentary - analyzing base salaries and bonuses for thousands of professionals.

• Unlike other reports, the 2009/10 Global Financial Market Overview and Compensation Report gets its data from a combination of actual placements, candidate data maintained by Options Group (including expected bonuses and offers/acceptances for future start dates) and input from Options Group search consultants around the world. Options Group's research staff also distills media articles to support the proprietary information the Firm receives from primary and secondary sources.

• The report offers compensation analysis on Investment Banking, Investment Grade and High-Yield Credit, Prime Brokerage, Quantitative Research and IT, Proprietary Trading, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Credit/Equity Derivatives, Risk Management. Compensation Packages for each of these product categories are broken down by level of experience for Analysts, Associates, Vice Presidents, Managing Directors, Product Heads - By Region.