Winners

DUNCAN NIEDERAUER

CEO of the Big Board’s parent company got 21% raise in 2008, to $9.2M.

KEN GRIFFIN

Hedge fund boss sees his Citadel Investment Group’s $10B in assets up 8% in 2009.

PETER KRAUS

Merrill Lynch banker got $29.4M bonus as company imploded.

Losers

JEFF IMMELT

GE chief executive takes blame for company’s tarnished image.

BRUCE KARATZ

Ex-CEO of KB Home indicted on fraud charges related to alleged backdating of stock options.

BILL MCCOMB

Liz Claiborne boss can’t stop the bleeding as company reports eyepopping $800M loss.