Two Sigma
Search results
James Simons founded Renaissance Technologies following a decade as the Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Stony Brook University. Simons in 1976 was a recipient of the Oswald Veblen Prize of the American Mathematical Society, which is geometry's highest honor.
He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund based in East Setauket, New York. He and his fund are known to be quantitative investors, using mathematical models and algorithms to make investment gains from market inefficiencies.
Apr 2, 2024 · Jim Simons was a mathematician, codebreaker and hedge fund legend who died in 2024. He founded Renaissance Technologies in 1982 and gave billions to philanthropy.
- Founder
May 10, 2024 · He left his mark on the industry with the hugely profitable hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, which he founded in 1982. Simons relinquished the day-to-day management of Renaissance in 2010.
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the legendary billionaire hedge-fund manager who founded the wildly successful Renaissance Technologies, died on Friday, his foundation announced on its website. He was 86 years old.
- Paul Squire
May 10, 2024 · 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.
People also ask
When was Renaissance Technologies founded?
Who founded Renaissance?
Who are Renaissance Technologies & a quantitative hedge fund?
What funds does Renaissance Technologies manage?
May 10, 2024 · Simons, the founder of the hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, helped to pioneer quantitative investing, a market strategy that relies on mathematical and statistical models to identify...
