The Man Who Solved the Market
The Man Who Solved the Market by Gregory Zuckermanby Gregory Zuckerman
Ranked 2 of 4 business history books by recommenders
Readers recommend it as a well-written, interesting account of Renaissance Technologies and the history of algorithmic trading.
Readers recommend it as a well-written, interesting account of Renaissance Technologies and the history of algorithmic trading.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well-written, interesting read
“Honestly so far it's more about politics than I wanted and less about Renaissance, but it's certainly well-written.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 on Hacker News “I found "The Man Who Solved the Market" by Gregory Zuckerman an interesting read.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Quanta to publish popular math and physics books by Terence Tao and David Tong” Covers Renaissance and its founder
“Honestly so far it's more about politics than I wanted and less about Renaissance, but it's certainly well-written.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 on Hacker News “Relatively good book about him and Renaissance”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “LinkedIn Larpmaxxing”
Other business history books people recommend
The three most recommended other business history books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccentric Orbitsby John Bloom | 8 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Man Who Solved the Marketby Gregory ZuckermanThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Barbarians at the Gateby Bryan Burrough and John Helyar | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| More Money Than Godby Sebastian Mallaby | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Just read that part recently”
“Highly recommend the book if you are interested in the history of algorithmic trading.”
“Relatively good book about him and Renaissance”
“Honestly so far it's more about politics than I wanted and less about Renaissance, but it's certainly well-written.”
“I found "The Man Who Solved the Market" by Gregory Zuckerman an interesting read.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.