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1. www.nytimes.com › dealbook › jim-simons-deadJim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86

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   May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the prizewinning mathematician who abandoned a stellar academic career, then plunged into finance — a world he knew nothing about — and became one of the most successful Wall ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_SimonsJim Simons - Wikipedia

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   James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. At the time of his death, Simons's net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 51st-richest person in the world.

4. www.reuters.com › world › usBillionaire quant investing pioneer and philanthropist James ...

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   May 13, 2024 · Billionaire investor James Simons, the mathematician and Cold War code-breaker who founded one of the world's most prominent and profitable hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies, has died at 86...

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6. www.cnn.com › 2024/05/10 › businessJim Simons, billionaire hedge fund founder, dies at 86 - CNN

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   May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the billionaire investor, mathematician and philanthropist, died on Friday in New York City, according to his foundation, the Simons Foundation. Simons was 86 years old.

7. www.nytimes.com › 2014/07/08 › scienceA Billionaire Mathematician’s Life of Ferocious Curiosity ...

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   Jul 7, 2014 · James H. Simons likes to play against type. He is a billionaire star of mathematics and private investment who often wins praise for his financial gifts to scientific research and programs to get...

8. www.investopedia.com › articles › investingWho Is Jim Simons? What Is Quantitative Analysis? - Investopedia

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   Jun 16, 2024 · Jim Simons is a renowned mathematician and investor who founded Renaissance Technologies and its Medallion Fund. He used quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading to achieve billions of dollars in wealth and philanthropy.

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   Who is James Simons?

   • He did his post-graduation from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM) in Bengaluru. Billionaire investor James Simons, the mathematician and Cold War code-breaker who founded one of the world's most prominent and profitable hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies, has died at 86, his foundation said on Friday.

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   What did Jim Simons do after he became a mathematician?

   • Despite successful careers as a mathematician and professor, Jim Simons pursued a career in finance . In 1978, Jim Simons founded a hedge fund called Monemetrics. He realized that pattern recognition could be applied to trading in financial markets and developed a system with quantitative models.

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   How old was Jim Simons when he died?

   • "Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and Investor Jim Simons Dies at 86". Simons Foundation. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024. ^ "Jim Simons 1938–2024". www.simonsfoundation.org. Retrieved May 10, 2024. ^ "Cohen, Simons, 12 Others Enter Hedge Fund Hall". Institutional Investor. Institutional Investor LLC.

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   How did Jim Simons become a millionaire?

   • Using advanced computers, he went from M.I.T. professor to multibillionaire. His Medallion fund had 66 percent average annual returns for decades. Jim Simons 2007. After publishing breakthrough studies in advanced mathematics, he decided to apply his genius to a more prosaic subject — making as much money as he could. Mark Lennihan/Associated Press

   Jim Simons, Math Genius Who Conquered Wall Street, Dies at 86

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10. apnews.com › article › james-simons-renaissanceJames Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund ...

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    May 10, 2024 · James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86.