Insider finance: BofA poaches volatility traders

Good morning and welcome to Insider Finance. I'm Dan DeFrancesco, and here's what's on the agenda today:

• Bank of America just nabbed two senior equity volatility traders from rival banks as the war on talent heats up.
• A star manager has left $44 billion hedge fund Viking Global.
• RBC Capital Markets and Guggenheim Securities were the latest firms to offer up special pay bumps to junior bankers.

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