It is, after all, bonus season in our banks.

The cynical view of such rallies is that they are largely driven by the upcoming bonus season.

It's the height of bonus season, and we're not talking about a few $100's in an envelope - not by a long shot.

The 2012 bonus season will see a radical reduction in bonus pools.

Hedge fund analysts are not the only ones celebrating bonus season.

And this bonus season promises to be a rich one.

Last year's abundance helped produce an especially rich bonus season for bankers.

But for the first time in six years, investment bankers and traders are heading into bonus season with a sense of dread.

In London, expectations were high this bonus season.

Not all buyers, of course, wait for bonus season.