[ryanobjc]

individual version is like $250 or so.

[wolfgke]

Only for nonprofessionals ($295). For commercial use it's much more expensive: http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/pricing/industry-individu...

[ryanobjc]

Yeah.

Now if I was establishing a hedge fund, maybe it might be worth it?

[wolfgke]

But then don't expect employees to learn/work with Mathematica in their free time or between jobs.