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Wall Street Traders Charged With Copying Code To Start Their Own Company

Posted by Unknown on from the awesome-business-plans dept.

coondoggie writes "Talk about starting a business on shaky ground. The Manhattan District Attorney's office says former Wall Street traders stole electronic trading source code and data from their then trading firm in an effort to start up their own financial business." Sending yourself pilfered code through your company email account is probably not the wisest plan.

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  1. There's a bright side by HangingChad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sending yourself pilfered code through your company email account is probably not the wisest plan.

    The bright side is the NSA used the code to make enough money to pay for their company picnic this year.

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    That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
  2. Re:Charged with upsetting wallstreet, rich people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hint: The summary usually has links in it that you can click on that will direct your browser to something called an article. There you can find answers to many of the most bewildering questions that many slashdot "readers" have...

  3. Re:The sent this via Email??? LOL! by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everything is derivative.

    That's certainly true on Wall Street...

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
  4. I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you! by Livius · · Score: 3, Funny

    There are Wall Street traders that are unethical?