Around the time I started this blog 4 months ago, I had also just commenced work at a hedge fund. The change to a new work environment did instant wonders for my trading performance, and immediately I found myself powering out of a plateauing rut I had been stuck in for half a year. Now that we are approaching the end of the first quarter of 2015 in a matter of weeks (it scared me to actually say that out loud), the fund is closing its books, and a few days ago my boss and I had a meeting about my bonus figure. Yesterday he got back to me about what upper management thinks my number should be. Calling me up in the evening, I wish my boss told me to find a seat first before telling me over the phone how I was going to be rewarded. At this ......