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NameRoy Niederhoffer
First NameRoy
Last NameNiederhoffer
OccupationBusinessperson
BirthdayMarch 21
Birth Year1966
Place of BirthNew York
Home Town
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAries
Full/Birth Name
ParentsArthur Niederhoffer
SiblingsVictor Niederhoffer
SpouseJenny Niederhoffer
Children(s)Not Available

Roy Niederhoffer Biography

Roy Niederhoffer is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on March 21, 1966 in New York, United States.

His father, Dr. Arthur “Artie” Niederhoffer (1917–1981), graduated from Brooklyn College in 1937, and then from Brooklyn Law School, and finally with a Ph.D. from New York University (1963). His father served in the New York City Police Department for 21 years (retiring as a lieutenant), and then taught as a professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for 14 years. His father also taught at Hofstra University, Brooklyn College, New York University, Queens College, and the New York City Police Academy, authored several books on the police and criminology including Behind the Shield, The Ambivalent Force, The Gang, and The Police Family: From Station House to Ranch House (co-authored with his wife), and was awarded the President’s Medal of John Jay College for his achievements in criminal justice. His mother, Elaine (née Eisenberg) Niederhoffer (1925–2006), was an English teacher, author, and editor who had descended from a long line of rabbis.

Roy Gary Niederhoffer (born 1966) is an American hedge fund manager. He graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude in 1987, with a BA in computational neuroscience.

Niederhoffer was born and raised in Great Neck, New York. His paternal great-grandparents had moved from Austria to the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the late 1800s. His paternal grandfather Martin (Martie), an accountant and court interpreter, married Birdie (née Kuminsky) in 1916. His maternal grandparents were Sam and Gertrude Eisenberg.

Roy Niederhoffer Net Worth

Roy is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roy Niederhoffer's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBusinessperson
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Niederhoffer attended Great Neck South High School, where he was co-editor of the school paper, The Southerner. He graduated in 1983.

Following university, Niederhoffer worked for his brother Victor Niederhoffer and his hedge fund from 1987 to 1992, trading fixed income securities. Hedge fund manager Monroe Trout and commodities trader Toby Crabel worked at the hedge fund at the same time.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In March 1982, Money Magazine wrote about them. The owner of a large record company then contacted them, and suggested that the then-high-school-juniors form a joint venture with his company. They struck a deal in which they agreed to supply the record company with computer games, in return for an initial fee and a per-game commission. They hired lawyers, and that year while Niederhoffer was 16 they changed the company’s name to Microvations, Inc. It soon thereafter employed over 30 people, mostly his classmates and friends whom they subcontracted to program games and keep books, and produced over 450 individual titles by 1983, which were sold at stores such as Sears, K-Mart, and Woolworth’s. Because they were too young to drive a car, they hired a driver to pick up finished programs and run errands. They dissolved the company when Niederhoffer and Grossman left to attend college at Harvard, though Niederhoffer’s interest in computers continued.

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Niederhoffer then attended Harvard College, where as a freshman he was interested in Biology, Psychology, and social relations. He graduated magna cum laude in 1987, with a BA in Computational Neuroscience, the study of how the brain processes information and makes decisions.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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At age 13, when he was a high school sophomore, Niederhoffer (as President) and classmate Evan Grossman founded a company called Software Innovations, which sold computer games such as Alien Invasion that operated on the Radio Shack TRS-80 microcomputer. They created a mailing list of over 3,000 computer owners, sold shares in the company to their teachers and friends, borrowed money from their families, and printed a six-page mail order catalog listing their programs for sale, along with programs created by friends and other companies. SoftSide Magazine named the 13-year-old Niederhoffer their Programmer of the Month in November 1979.

In its earliest years in the 1990s, RGNCM slumped during the internet bubble. From its establishment through 1999, his firm’s returns were essentially flat.

Facts & Trivia

Roy Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Roy Niederhoffer celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.

He then opened R. G. Niederhoffer Capital Management, Inc. (RGNCM), a hedge fund known as a managed futures fund or commodity futures trading company. He began trading in July 1993, investing as a contrarian in major financial and commodity markets. The fund is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor, Commodity Pool Operator, and a member of the National Futures Association. It is based in New York City, and he serves as its President.

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