A few more off-topic thoughts about this comment: (a) Two Sigma is an investment firm (a wrapper around a hedge fund), not really a financial company, (b) prett

A few more off-topic thoughts about this comment: (a) Two Sigma is an investment firm (a wrapper around a hedge fund), not really a financial company, (b) pretty much no one at Two Sigma is unaware of how often 2 sigma events happen, so I think neither? and (c) two sigma events can totally have meaning beyond random chance, in fact they're usually a leading indicator that there is some connection beyond luck :).