Renaissance Technologies has earned a reported 39% on average per year since 1988 and has made over $104 B of trading profits. Led by famous mathematician, Jim Simons, Renaissance technologies has risen from obscurity into the panoply of top fund managers.

Does Jim Simons deserve the crown as the best ever? We go through his life that led to the founding of Renaissance. We also compare Simons to other fund managers. Finally, we try to guess the secretive strategies of Renaissance Technologies.
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