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Friday, May 10, 2024

Jim Simons - A Pioneer of Quantitative Trading

Jim Simons, a Pioneer of Quantitative Trading, Dies at Age 86
A mathematician, he helped usher in a revolution in trading, embracing a computer-oriented, quantitative style in the 1980s.
 
Jim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86
 
$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/nyregion/albert-einstein-college-medicine-bronx-donation.html
Ruth Gottesman, a longtime professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is making free tuition available to all students going forward.
 
Simons Foundation Announces Historic $500 Million Gift to Stony Brook University Endowment
https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/press-release/general/simons-foundation-announces-historic-500-million-gift-to-stony-brook-university-endowment/