Excellent article on Jim Simmons

For those of you who don't read Bloomberg magazine (which you should), here is a great lengthy piece on Jim Simmons.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/marketsmag/mm_0108_story1.html

 

Thanks Maverick.

Excellent article.

 

What?

 

Isn't that just a basic running stops strategy?

 

I'd be interested if anyone uses the 3 strategies in this article, and/or profits from them?

 

Thanks for posting.

 

Think more like RenTec running algos that decrypt iceberg orders in dark pools..etc..etc


Like beating the house when the house dont know you are there...

 

I've heard it called volatility pumping before. But it was always in reference to Cover's universal portfolio - never in terms of creating volatility to knock out others positions and to facilitate new positions for the fund.