Just for curious Did anyone here work under some trading gurus (James Simons/Soros/Steve Cohen etc.)? Did you learn somethings that are really useful?
I worked for Izzy Englander. Although his name is not as well known as the one's you referred, I would claim he is a legend in the business nonetheless. Certainly on par with David Shaw of D.E. Shaw. I learned a lot about discipline, frugality and basically being an outright money making machine. I'm still trying to put some of the lessons into practice. As you would expect, he is not a teacher, rather, you have to learn by observation and example.
================ 0008; More of a businessman/investor , than trader like David Shaw; but like Shaw, had a lot of diferent edges. Mr.Goldstein and another gentleman & perhaps his wife ran the company; they moved lots of soybeans, scrap steel,corn, coal,occasional oats. They helped move it up; helped move it down. Actually something the Goldstein family excelled in something and I didnt even realize the great importance of it till i worked for several other companys, which were not even comparable. They treated /loved me like family in a good sense; free food/great food= amazing was thier food bill!!!!!!!! Christmas/Hannukah cash bonus thanksgiving smoked turkey, or ham,got the freetake home turkey, profit sharing if you stayed long enough. And much more. Private company, think i wont give his & partner's first or wifes name.
Really cool guy -- met him last year at their office off Fifth Ave. He was so non-descript, but clearly loved the green stuff. I expected that he would toss us after a few minutes, but he spent an hour with us and was a gracious host. Great sense of humor with lots of salty expressions...