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When algorithms replace gut feelings in trading

Jim Simons wasn’t a finance guy — he was a mathematician and Cold War codebreaker. Instead of hiring traders, he hired ...
Nepali Times

Jim Simons' gift to Nepal

James Harris (‘Jim’) Simons, the mathematician and billionaire philanthropist who set up a foundation to improve Nepal’s healthcare system, died in New York on 10 May, aged 86. Jim Simons was an award ...