International financial services search firm, Options Group, has disclosed some data points from its new and very comprehensive compensation report for 2011.

Here’s what they say you should be anticipating, in total comp as an MD in equity research this year.

Total compensation forecast, MD, equity research, 2011

U.S.: $750k-$1.0m

EMEA: $785m-$1.2m

Asia-Pacific: $1.0-$1.2m

Latin America: $2m-$2.5m

(1 GBP=1.57 USD)

(*In Asia, MDs are typically group heads)