Jim Simons, ‘quant king’ at Renaissance Technologies, dies at 86
Patrick Oster and Katherine Burton
Jim Simons, the mathematician-investor who created what many in finance consider the world’s greatest moneymaking machine at his secretive firm, Renaissance Technologies, has died. He was 86.
He died today in New York City, according to his charitable foundation, which didn’t cite a cause.
Bloomberg
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