[jordanbaucke]

So what's the best path forward? I'm interested in building new models on top of existing software infrastructure (for the financial industry), not because I like brain damage, but because I'm very interested in finance.

If its a given that the industry is "antiquated and ridged" there has to be some room for people to solve existing problems. Even if it's laying new on-top of old (as some have mentioned). The question is: how do you identify the problems without going to work for a legacy infrastructure provider / integrator? Any advice out there?