Victor Niederhoffer

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Victor B. Niederhoffer (December 10, 1943 – August 4, 2026) was an American hedge fund manager, eight-time U.S. National Squash Champion (five times in singles) and four-time national paddleball champion (twice in singles), bestselling author, and statistician. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, after attending public schools there he graduated with a B.A. in Statistics and Economics from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His company Niederhoffer Investments returned 35% a year from inception in 1980 through 1996, as he made hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. Business Week named him the No. 1 commodities and futures manager in the United States, and MAR ranked him the No. 1 hedge fund manager in the world. However, losses during the October 27, 1997, mini-crash forced the company to close its doors. Niederhoffer came back with two new funds, and in a five-year period beginning in 2001, Niederhoffer's funds...

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