tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post112019299653732505..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: The real smart guysSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-13142659379060257582014-11-15T02:21:17.612-05:002014-11-15T02:21:17.612-05:00I wanna thanks to a great extent for providing suc...I wanna thanks to a great extent for providing such informative and qualitative material therefore often.<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rothschild-joins-dc-based-monument-capital-group-llc-98328344.html" rel="nofollow">click here</a>Ashlyine Brookenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-11649691086656179392007-07-09T11:11:00.000-04:002007-07-09T11:11:00.000-04:00I've heard they have 4 fee structures, one of whic...I've heard they have 4 fee structures, one of which is 50bps and 10% of profits, another is perhaps a straight plain vanilla % of AUM (200bps?), and a 3rd is perhaps some percentage excess off the S&P. Does anyone have any information on this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1163826586727842572006-11-18T00:09:00.000-05:002006-11-18T00:09:00.000-05:00I know Renaissance from my visit in 2001and like t...I know Renaissance from my visit in 2001<BR/>and like the anon who worked there, I can assure you of a couple of things: <BR/>(i) they are more secretive than the articles suggest, and more obsessed with it, esp. Simons<BR/>(that's why they don't trust anybody with wall street experience). If you don't believe, try googling them up -GOOD LUCK!!!<BR/>(ii) they are bright, they have people on staffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1138744227159332302006-01-31T16:50:00.000-05:002006-01-31T16:50:00.000-05:00Renaissance closes Medallion fund to outsiders... ...Renaissance closes Medallion fund to outsiders... (http://offofthewall.blogspot.com/)<BR/><BR/>Keeping it all in the family now. Rentec always strikes up an interesting conversation.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>MattMatt M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01971902676310385936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1124907485514752942005-08-24T14:18:00.000-04:002005-08-24T14:18:00.000-04:00A major deviaton from their core philosophy? Medal...A major deviaton from their core philosophy? Medallion caps out at 5 bil, for a reason. A new venture, new strategy could be risky, and they won't be able to "fly under the radar" as with Medallion.<BR/>Also, will Simons be there to run this puppy? He is the processor chip to this hard drive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1123036381080729012005-08-02T22:33:00.000-04:002005-08-02T22:33:00.000-04:00I used to work at Renaissance, in fact as part of ...I used to work at Renaissance, in fact as part of the technical staff for Medallion in the mid-90's, and can state that the WSJ article is essentically correct, to my knowledge (I have had intermittent contact with them, as recently as last month, in fact).<BR/><BR/>Simons' net worth figures and the annualized performance appear correct as well, given the numbers they held in the late 90s and theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1121910490125138192005-07-20T21:48:00.000-04:002005-07-20T21:48:00.000-04:00"black box" - could it be that it isnt?.what would..."black box" - could it be that it isnt?.<BR/><BR/>what would you do if you heard a story that the closely guarded secrets ,the "details of its strategy" had infact been past on to another now very succesful HF (a HF that is also headed by clever math phd's, though appear lazier than their peers as prefer to borrow other phd's hard work, All the while still joining in poker games and sharing rare Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1120578638687357222005-07-05T11:50:00.000-04:002005-07-05T11:50:00.000-04:00Kind of deja vu all over again. It wasn't that lo...Kind of deja vu all over again. It wasn't that long ago that we had a couple of really smart guys with Nobel prizes and stuff who almost smashed the economy. <BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/business/yourmoney/03view.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1120353460930559902005-07-02T21:17:00.000-04:002005-07-02T21:17:00.000-04:00A mini AHS reunion going on here! 5% and 44%, nice...A mini AHS reunion going on here! 5% and 44%, nice!<BR/><BR/>-Jeff Francis<BR/>jpjf hotmailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1120344541734380322005-07-02T18:49:00.000-04:002005-07-02T18:49:00.000-04:00Hey Steve, ran across your site fishing for this a...Hey Steve, ran across your site fishing for this article that a friend told me about. Interesting stuff - they are sort of a quiet legend in the HF community and an investor of ours. Drop me a line sometime and we can catch up. -David Avraamides (da AT davidavraamides.net).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1120245740509399382005-07-01T15:22:00.000-04:002005-07-01T15:22:00.000-04:00Crap, now I'll be directly competing with the co-d...Crap, now I'll be directly competing with the co-developer of Chern-Simons theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1120201662308793112005-07-01T03:07:00.000-04:002005-07-01T03:07:00.000-04:00The big guys have been known to make embarassing m...The big guys have been known to make embarassing mistakes. Besides with all the $ in the market, strategies tend to converge after some time - uniqueness and creativity aren't exactly words associated with the trade!jyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071568103688988219noreply@blogger.com