BlueCrest Capital Management

Forbes was out with its compilation of the 25 highest-earnings hedge fund managers and traders. In the same vein, Benzinga is presenting readers with interesting facts about the 25 successful hedge fund managers/traders. 1. James Simons Of Renaissance Technologies Corp. The flagship fund of...

Bloombeg's Noah Smith offered a unique look into how hedge funds really operate — and how their bosses take home hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars. One striking example includes Michael Platt, founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, who took home $260 million in...