That $6.8 billion is nowhere near the total returns generated by Medallion over its lifetime. I agree the basket option scheme with Deutsche was questionable fi

That $6.8 billion is nowhere near the total returns generated by Medallion over its lifetime. I agree the basket option scheme with Deutsche was questionable financial engineering, but the tax implications could at best augment the returns of an already profitable strategy. You cannot account for ~40% annual average returns over 30 years (after 5% management and 44% performance fees) using clever tax evasion.