I'd say it's the opposite, non-competes (or similar agreements) actually prevent monopolisation. Otherwise, the biggest firms (e.g. Millenium, Citadel) could s

I'd say it's the opposite, non-competes (or similar agreements) actually prevent monopolisation. Otherwise, the biggest firms (e.g. Millenium, Citadel) could simply "buy out" any already-successful researcher, offering them more money (either in terms of % of profit, or - more importantly as it scales with size (for many strategies) - offering more capital to trade with.