D.E. Shaw: The Power of Six

Few hedge fund firms have a more well-deserved reputation for secrecy than D.E. Shaw & Co.

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Few hedge fund firms have a more well-deserved reputation for secrecy than D.E. Shaw & Co. Founded two decades ago by David Shaw, previously a computer science professor at Columbia University, the outfit was an early pioneer in quantitative investing — developing sophisticated computer programs to identify and profit from anomalies in the market.

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