I became curious about Jim Simons when I heard Brian Keating talk about him recently so I read this book. The last few chapters are very good and extremely worthwhile. I learned a lot about what Finance Quants have been doing since 2018 as well as the bizarre politics and polarization during the Trump presidency. I appreciate the author's balanced and objective approach to telling each person's story. However, everyone in the book without exception is a terrible human being, even Jim Simons. And it seems all of the leaders involved in the ecosystem of trading stocks, bonds, and derivatives are terrible. 3/5 Stars.
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