Well researched, well written, and seemingly technically sound while remaining very approachable.

Well researched, well written, and seemingly technically sound while remaining very approachable.  Read Less

Harnessing the power of algorithms - the book emphasizes the significant role algorithms and computer models played in renaissa...  Read More

Harnessing the power of algorithms - the book emphasizes the significant role algorithms and computer models played in renaissance technologies' success, enabling them to make highly accurate predictions and exploit market inefficiencies.  Read Less

The set backs, the long hails to get something working, the failures, the seeming failures that manage a turn around and become...  Read More

The set backs, the long hails to get something working, the failures, the seeming failures that manage a turn around and become your cornerstone of success.  Read Less

But, the fact that these were kept secret for so many years and the innovative machine learning approaches were successfully de...  Read More

But, the fact that these were kept secret for so many years and the innovative machine learning approaches were successfully developed and used in trading first time indicates mr.  Read Less

He paid a high price for his conviction to the goal of beating the "old guard" of investing.

He paid a high price for his conviction to the goal of beating the "old guard" of investing.  Read Less

75% of our trades right, but of that 50.

75% of our trades right, but of that 50.  Read Less

Hard to believe it arrived as quickly as it did.

Hard to believe it arrived as quickly as it did.  Read Less

I bought this book for a birthday gift and it was in perfect condition and it made for a perfect gift

I bought this book for a birthday gift and it was in perfect condition and it made for a perfect gift  Read Less

Early experiments with quantitative trading - simons ventured into the world of quantitative trading in the 1980s, forming part...  Read More

Early experiments with quantitative trading - simons ventured into the world of quantitative trading in the 1980s, forming partnerships and developing strategies that laid the foundation for renaissance technologies.  Read Less

Simmons and his colleagues worked for ten years before they built a consistently successful hedge fund.

Simmons and his colleagues worked for ten years before they built a consistently successful hedge fund.  Read Less

The book also talks about a few other things related to the corporate management of rentec like the hiring challenges of such a...  Read More

The book also talks about a few other things related to the corporate management of rentec like the hiring challenges of such a secretive company; the company's stance on extremely strict ndas; so many mergers, buy-offs, and spin-offs, renamings of the parent company; about why medallion fund was closed to the outside investors in 1994 (spoiler alert - it's simply because the fund was getting too big and the strategy (computational models) wouldn't work with the same efficiency beyond a certain level); about how it deals with its competition like de shaw, ltcm (now defunct) etc.  Read Less

If you aren't aware of its legacy, the firm is regarded as one of the "most secretive and successful" hedge funds in the world ...  Read More

If you aren't aware of its legacy, the firm is regarded as one of the "most secretive and successful" hedge funds in the world and the medallion fund (which has been closed for outside investors since 1994) has averaged a whopping 72% annual returns from 1994 to 2014, which is way more than almost all other hedge funds, and obviously higher than non-hedge fund investments.  Read Less