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A comment on D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors transformed Wall St. (2018). Parent comment

Re:D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors trans... by selectodude on Saturday July 25, 2020 @02:59PM (#23951553)
Renaissance?
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Re:D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors trans... by smabie on Saturday July 25, 2020 @03:01PM (#23951560)
No, probably Madoff. Renaissance is incredible.
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Re:D.E. Shaw and how computer geeks and English majors trans... by fractionalhare on Saturday July 25, 2020 @03:22PM (#23951691)
Madoff was not known for "mathematical excellence", though he did fool a lot of people. This commenter is almost certainly talking about LTCM.
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