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By Gregory Zuckerman, 384 pages, 2019, Penguin Random House
I read this book for the second time after the announcement of Jim Simons’ death in the summer of 2024. It tells the remarkable story of this secretive mathematician and pioneer of the algorithm who achieved extraordinary success, surpassing every other well-known major investor. The author, a journalist from the Wall Street Journal, recounts Simons’ entrepreneurial journey and the way he built his firm, although he unfortunately does not reveal any secrets about how he managed it. Nonetheless, it is a fascinating story.
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