这次亏损实在太令人烦乱，西蒙斯甚至考虑完全放弃交易，专心打理他日益扩大的科技公司投资。他给客户撤资的机会，但大部分人都表示对他有信心，期待他能找出改善绩效的方法，但西蒙斯却愈来愈怀疑自己，饱受折磨。
这次挫败「痛彻心扉」，他告诉一个朋友：「那简直莫名其妙。」
西蒙斯得另辟蹊径。
[1] Simons, “Mathematics, Common Sense, and Good Luck.”?
[2] William Byers, How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007).?
[3] 蓝尼．鲍姆的家人所提供的私人信件。?
[4] Richard Teitelbaum, “The Code Breaker,” Bloomberg Markets, January 2008.?
[5] James Simons, “Jim Simons Speech on Leonard E. Baum” (speech, Leonard E. Baum Memorial, Princeton, NJ, August 15, 2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=zN0ah7moPlQ.?
[6] Simons, “On His Career in Mathematics.”?
[7] Simons, “Jim Simons Speech on Leonard E. Baum.”?
