Yep, it's just some "cargo cult". I attended a meetup a number of years ago at a local trading firm, well known for a barrage of impossible puzzles and some si

Yep, it's just some "cargo cult". I attended a meetup a number of years ago at a local trading firm, well known for a barrage of impossible puzzles and some simpler, like implement an order book for a matching engine. One of their senior guys did a talk on their trading system. I asked a basic question and the answer was so naive it was shocking. Maybe their best people don't do the talking.