Renaissance Technologies Corp

Renaissance Technologies Corp is a hedge fund management company. Renaissance was started by Jim Simons in 1982. Its $5 billion Medallion Fund has averaged 35% annual returns, after fees, since 1989, and is considered in the industry to be the most successful hedge fund, yielding returns ten percentage points higher than legendary investors Bruce Kovner, George Soros, or Paul Tudor Jones.

Like all other well-known hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies Corp is extremely secretive, and it operates out of a mini-campus on Long Island, New York. Administrative functions of Renaissance Technologies Corp are handled out of offices in Manhattan.

Scientifically based investment strategy

For over two decades, Renaissance Technologies Corp has been at the forefront of research in mathematics and economic analysis. Renaissance Technologies Corp employs more than 60 top scientific specialists, including mathematicians, physicists, astrophysicists and statisticians, who review market data to find statistical relationships that predict the price movements of commodities, currencies and stocks.

Renaissance Technologies Corp uses computer-based models to predict price changes in easily-traded financial instruments. These models are based on analyzing as much data as can be gathered, then looking for non-random movements to make predictions. Renaissance Technologies Corp represents a validation of the quantitative trading model.

Contact:

Renaissance Technologies Corp
800 3rd Ave., 33rd Fl.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-486-6780
Fax: 212-758-7136