Wall Street harbours a fiercely competitive and highly guarded sector of secrets of transactions and strategies that is a critical part of the financial game. Recently, Citadel Securities, a market-making firm, filed a lawsuit against two employees alleging trade secret violations.
Leonard Lancia and Alex Casimo, two former employees of Citadel, developed a competing high-frequency trading firm called Portofino Technologies. The company gained attention of high-profile investors, including Coatue Management, for investing in a firm that featured two ex-Citadel employees. Although Portofino argued that Citadel is engaging in ‘corporate bullying’ the lawsuit highlights the importance of trade secrets in the industry. Companies, like Citadel, invest heavily into development of trading strategies and receive thin margins, thus even a fraction of a second difference can have serious financial complications.
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