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Re:The making of Jim Simons by qeternity on Sunday November 03, 2019 @01:42AM (#21432390)
Warren Buffet was not a math professor...
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Re:The making of Jim Simons by throwawaymath on Sunday November 03, 2019 @01:58AM (#21432430)
They're referring to Simons; over a 30 year period RenTec's Medallion Fund has beaten Berkshire Hathaway.
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Re:The making of Jim Simons by qeternity on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:03AM (#21449775)
I’m well aware. Medallion has also managed a fraction of the assets, specifically because their strategy doesn’t scale. Simons, as brilliant as he is, is a trader not an investor.
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