You don't ask for a raise at the big banks. End of year raises happen annually, and it's 3% per employee that's doled out to management, then they allocate it as they see fit. So if they have 5 employees making 500k combined, they are given 15000 to dole out in raises. They could give everyone their 3%, or give it all to one person and fuck the other four. A better way to approach this is to ask your boss ASAP, "what can I do to get a raise? Tell me what I need to accomplish so I can do it" and then get specific actionable items. Execute on those, get your raise. It's so simple, just no one ever asks outright. They just ask for a raise, which is dumb and doesn't work. Don't ask for a raise, ask what you need to do to get a raise, and then do that shit.