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“Hey everyone, I'll be periodically answering questions about my new book, The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution...glad to handle as many as I can!” Gregory Zuckerman

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Why do you think Jim Simons now agreed upon getting himself out to more general public by allowing you to get this much of data about his firm/work even though he could have hid it for more time?
Gregory Zuckerman Good question. My guess is he realized I had spoken to so many people at the firm or associated with the firm, so he wanted to make sure we had some input on the story. But to be clear -- he didn't share any data or information related to their trading, just his life. I had to dig up the trading information.
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Did the extensive research you did in writing this book motivate you to try out different types of trading in your personal account?
Gregory Zuckerman WSJ rules preclude me from trading. But my research did convince me that it’s folly to try to compete with firms like Renaissance. So best to go long since they are going short.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Gregory Zuckerman I was fascinated by a single paradox--Jim Simons shouldn't have been the one to master the market. He does theoretical math. He didn't have any experience trading. He only hires those who know nothing about Wall Street. Yet, Simons became the greatest investor in modern history. I set out to figure out how he and his colleagues did it.
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