Jim Simons Proved the Textbooks Wrong — Almost
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-16/investing-legend-james-simons-s-record-won-t-be-beat
Related:
Jim Simons Reveals Clues to Medallion Fund's Unrivaled Run
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/jim-simons-reveals-clues-to-medallion-fund-s-long-unrivaled-run
“At the core of the company, which employs about 300 people, is a great computing system, good scientists and low turnover, he said. Employees, who get a piece of the profits, sign non-disclosure agreements when they are hired and non-compete contracts after a couple of years on the job.
“It’s fun to work there,” Simons said in a question and answer format led by MIT professor Andrew Lo, who started the quant fund AlphaSimplex Group. “People get paid a lot of money.””
How Jim Simons Built the World’s Most Lucrative
Black Box
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-01/how-jim-simons-built-the-world-s-most-lucrative-black-box
A great read [highly recommended]: Jim Simons,
the Numbers King
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/18/jim-simons-the-numbers-king
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-16/investing-legend-james-simons-s-record-won-t-be-beat
Jim Simons Reveals Clues to Medallion Fund's Unrivaled Run
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/jim-simons-reveals-clues-to-medallion-fund-s-long-unrivaled-run
“At the core of the company, which employs about 300 people, is a great computing system, good scientists and low turnover, he said. Employees, who get a piece of the profits, sign non-disclosure agreements when they are hired and non-compete contracts after a couple of years on the job.
“It’s fun to work there,” Simons said in a question and answer format led by MIT professor Andrew Lo, who started the quant fund AlphaSimplex Group. “People get paid a lot of money.””
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-01/how-jim-simons-built-the-world-s-most-lucrative-black-box
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/18/jim-simons-the-numbers-king
