[Wall Street trading and investment banking business usher in a bumper year, bonuses are expected to reach record highs] October 6th, Wall Street trading and investment banking business is experiencing strong growth. Industry profits are expected to exceed US$90 billion this year, setting a new record, and bonuses are also expected to reach record highs. A report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows that based on the growth momentum in the first half of 2026, the industry's full-year profits will easily exceed last year's record of $65.1 billion. Its office counts profits from brokerage trading operations of New York Stock Exchange member firms. DiNapoli said that barring a major economic shock, such earnings performance should bring record bonuses to financial practitioners across the industry in the new year, although he did not give a specific amount.