"The year before, a group of five programmers and managers had left ... to start their own trading outfit. The company ... argued that the five had developed th

"The year before, a group of five programmers and managers had left ... to start their own trading outfit. The company ... argued that the five had developed their quant-trading skills at the company, and so any new platform would have to be similar and an infringement of its intellectual property." interesting, especially when combined with how happy such companies say they are to hire STEM graduates with zero Finance knowledge. is that what one has to expect when entering such an industry?