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Jim Simons https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21423845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21423845 Maybe Ed Thorp too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed
by melling 7y ago
Jim Simons
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21423845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21423845
Maybe Ed Thorp too:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O._Thorp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O._Thorp
- phyalow 7y agoAnd barely a drop about TGS on the clearnet (aside from some paywalled BBG articles). They are basically the continuation of Ed Thorps business Princeton Newport Partners.
- deepnotderp 7y agoTGS is extremely secretive https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2014/05/09/mystery-13-billion-philanthropists-revealed.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2014/05/09/mys...
- look_lookatme 7y agoThat comment links to a Youtube video I just watched and it's interesting that he directly confirms that there is an upper bound to the amount of money their model can manage and that they are comfortable limiting the scope of the game as a result. I guess that kind of honesty is easy when you are billionaires making money off your own money.