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He joined First New York Securities in February 1999, a proprietary trading firm that allocated $6 million for him to manage an account. [4] In July 1999, Edelman founded Perceptive Advisors, a hedge fund firm focused on identifying and investing in promising technologies and innovations in the field of biotechnology.
James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. [4] At the time of his death, Simons' net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 55th-richest person in the world. [4]
Alden Global Capital is a hedge fund based in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 2007 by Randall D. Smith, [2] and is a division of Smith Management LLC. [3] [4] Its managing director is Heath Freeman. [2] [5] By mid-2020, Alden had stakes in roughly two hundred American newspapers.
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In 2003, the New York Times wrote that "SAC is one of the biggest hedge funds and is known for frequent and rapid trading." [ 13 ] In 2006, The Wall Street Journal reported that, while Cohen was once a rapid-fire trader who never held trading positions for extended periods, he now held an increasing number of equities for longer periods.
He met his first wife Kathryn Smith, when both were Cornell students, and she earned a PhD in political science. [2] They have a son, Caleb Smith, who was profiled in 2011 in the Dallas-based D Magazine, and a daughter, Abigail (d. 2018). [2] [5] Kathryn Smith died of ovarian cancer. [5] He is married to Barbara Stovall Smith.
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investor Whitney Tilson, who often pushed corporations to perform better for shareholders and employees while running a New York-based hedge fund, has ...