David E. Shaw

Wisdom from David E. Shaw: Part 2

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July 2, 2012

Here is Part 2 of our summary (focused on portfolio management tid bits, of course) of an interview with David E. Shaw in Peter J. Tanous’ book Investment Gurus. For additional background and context, please see Part 1.   Risk, Hedging “The purpose of a portfolio optimizer is to trade off risk and return in […]

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Wisdom from David E. Shaw: Part 1

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June 26, 2012

Previously, we summarized an interview with Michael F. Price from Peter J. Tanous’ book Investment Gurus. We now move to the near opposite end of the investment style spectrum, to an interview in the same book with David E. Shaw, the ingenious and unorthodox founder of D.E. Shaw, a well-known and renowned quant fund. Although […]

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