Renaissance Hedge Fund Chief Defends Use of 'Basket Options' ALEXANDARA STEVENSON Peter Brown, co-chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, denies that the complicated financial instruments were used with the primary objective of skirting higher tax rates. July 22, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1p7iqrX The New York Times Business Day Federal Taxes (US)

By ALEXANDARA STEVENSON via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Business Day http://nyti.ms/1p7iqrX Renaissance Hedge Fund Chief Defends Use of 'Basket Options' July 22, 2014 at 4:00AM The New York Times