7 books to learn how to invest in the style of Jim Simons 📚

Mathematician, academic, and investor Jim Simons founded the hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, known for its 66% annual return.

Simons has been called the most successful investor of all time and the smartest of billionaires, with his net worth estimated at $31.4 billion at the time of his death.

▪️ "The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution," Gregory Zuckerman (2021)

▪️ "Quants," Scott Patterson (2013)

▪️ "Machine Learning: A Practical Approach to Applied Mathematics," Paul Wilmott (2019)

▪️ "My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance," Emanuel Derman (2004)

▪️ "Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business," Ernest P. Chan (2009)

▪️ "The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals," Alex Kuznetsov (2007)

▪️ "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't," Nate Silver (2012)

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