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Welcoming Jenn Cohen to Point72
Jennifer Cohen joined Point72 in January as Chief Human Resources Officer, following more than 25 years working across human capital and business operations. We recently sat down with Jenn for a conversation about the experiences that shaped her career.
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Point72 Sponsors Stock Pitch Competitions Across Asia
This spring, Point72 was proud to sponsor two student stock pitch competitions across Asia...
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Elena Bukowski on Investor Relations at Point72
We sat down with Elena Bukowski, Head of Investor Relations at Point72, to talk about how she found her niche in the field, her leadership philosophy, and what keeps her motivated.
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Interview Tips from Point72 Recruiters
What makes for a strong interview at Point72? We spoke with recruiters across our businesses – the people who run these interviews every day – to get their perspectives on what makes a candidate stand out and how to prepare.
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LSEG Podcast: Jaimi Goodfriend on Building Analyst Careers in the Point72 Academy
What does it take to thrive as an investment analyst when no two market days are the same? That’s just one of the questions Jaimi Goodfriend, Head of Investment Professional Development and Point72 Academy Director, explored during her recent appearance...
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Point72 Academy Hosts Insight Week in Tokyo
We recently had the pleasure of hosting our largest-ever cohort for Insight Week in Tokyo, welcoming 18 students from five Japanese universities to our office.
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2025 Summer Intern Spotlight: Lasting Impressions
We recently sat down with four interns to hear about the lessons they learned and the lasting impressions they'll take away from their time at Point72.
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2025 Summer Intern Spotlight: Global Perspectives
We asked interns in Warsaw, Singapore, and London to tell us about what they are up to this summer at Point72 and their experience in our global offices.
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Harry Schwefel on Career Growth, Mentorship, and Building Investing Talent at Point72
As part of our Intern Speaker Series, Harry Schwefel, our Co-Chief Investment Officer, joined Jaimi Goodfriend, Head of Investment Professional Development, to speak with our summer interns about his journey to the finance industry, the importance of mentorship, and the...
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Mo Grimeh Talks Leadership, Emerging Markets, and Global Macro on Tradeweb’s Podcast
In a recent episode of Tradeweb's "Off the Desk" podcast, our Head of Global Macro, Mo Grimeh, explored how his early career in emerging markets has shaped his approach to today's global investment landscape.
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A Decade of the Point72 Academy: Jaimi Goodfriend Shares Reflections on AIMA’s Podcast
When we launched the Point72 Academy, our investment analyst training program, 10 years ago, we took a bold step to reimagine the industry’s traditional hiring model by building a talent pipeline.
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2025 Summer Intern Spotlight: First Impressions
We recently sat down with four interns from across businesses and departments to hear more about their backgrounds, experiences, and their journeys so far at Point72.
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Steve Cohen Featured on Goldman Sachs Exchanges Podcast
Steve Cohen, our Founder and CEO, was featured in an episode of Goldman Sachs’ Exchanges podcast. Steve covered the dynamic nature of the hedge fund industry, talent development, AI’s impact on businesses, and his experience with the New York Mets,...
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Steve Cohen at Sohn Investment Conference
Our Founder and CEO Steve Cohen participated in an insightful fireside chat at the 2025 Sohn Investment Conference in New York, sharing his perspectives on the current market environment and reflecting on his extensive career. ...
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Point72 Hosts Case Competition in Hong Kong
Point72 recently hosted our Case Competition at our Hong Kong office, bringing together top talent from universities across China to showcase their investment acumen in a challenging long/short equity stock pitch contest.
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Point72 Academy Summer Reading List 2025
As we gear up to welcome our Academy summer interns across the globe, we reached out to our Point72 Academy and Investment Professional Development (IPD) teams for book recommendations.
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Cubist Hosts Third Annual Hackathon in New York
Cubist Systematic Strategies recently hosted its third annual Hackathon at our Hudson Yards office, bringing together 48 students from 17 universities.
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Point72 Sponsors Third GYOSEKI Competition in Tokyo
For the third year in a row, Point72 is proud to have sponsored the GYOSEKI Case Competition in Tokyo, an event that brings together university students for a rigorous two-month financial analysis challenge.
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Will Tovey on the London Office
Will Tovey, Head of UK, sat down with us to discuss the growth and evolution of the London office, and his journey to Point72.
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2024 Point72 Fall Reading List
Senior leaders at the firm share their summer reading recommendations.
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Summer Intern Spotlight: Global Perspectives
This summer, we had students working in Point72 offices around the world. We asked interns in London, Hong Kong, and Warsaw, to tell us about their roles this summer and their experience in our global offices, including their biggest challenges...
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2024 Summer Intern Spotlight: Lasting Impressions
In the final weeks of our summer internship, we asked four of our interns to share their biggest takeaways, the skills they developed, and the projects they were most proud of.
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2024 Summer Intern Spotlight: First Impressions
We asked four of our summer interns to share their early experiences with the firm, the skills they hope to gain from their internship, and more.
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Cubist Hosts Second Annual Hackathon in New York
Nearly 50 students across the U.S. and Canada competed against one another to build a workable application or model using New York City transit data.
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Point72 Receives 2024 Handshake Early Talent Award
The rankings found that students and early-career professionals were attracted to Point72’s job opportunities, meaningful work, and strong employee support.
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Steve Cohen Joins CNBC Squawk Box
Steve shared his thoughts on the parallels between running a professional baseball team and a hedge fund, the business of baseball and sports, his outlook for the markets, the current rally around the AI boom, and more.
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Point72 Hosts GenAI Hackathon in Poland
Over 65 employees competed in a 24-hour coding marathon to prototype potential GenAI solutions to solve real business challenges.
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Bloomberg TV: Market Commentary from Point72 Economist & Strategist Sophia Drossos
Sophia Drossos joined Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss the latest activity across global central banks and implications for markets moving forward.
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Point72 Shares Book Recommendations to Celebrate Women’s History Month
Members of our Women in Finance Network shared reading recommendations to celebrate Women's History Month.
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Bloomberg: Euro Zone’s Job-Market Puzzle Shows Risk of Early ECB Rate Cuts
Sören Radde, Head of European Economic Research, spoke with Bloomberg about his expectations for the euro-area labor market and outlook for the ECB moving forward.
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CNBC: Point72’s Dean Maki Says Labor Market Won’t Weaken Anytime Soon
Chief Economist Dean Maki joined CNBC The Exchange to discuss the December jobs report and what it means for the U.S. economy moving forward.
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Point72 Academy Holiday Reading List
Check out what our Point72 Academy and Investment Professional Development teams are reading and listening to this holiday season.
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A Great Place to be a Long/Short Investor
Earlier this year, we completed our annual Employee Engagement Survey, an anonymous, firmwide check-in on engagement and satisfaction among our people. The results from our Long/Short business were strong and highlighted some of the reasons why our investment professionals enjoy...
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Bloomberg TV: Market Commentary from Point72 Economist & Strategist Sophia Drossos
Sophia Drossos joined Bloomberg Markets to share her thoughts on the September employment report and outlook on the U.S. economy.
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London Office Spotlight
We caught up with two of our most tenured London employees, Head of Trading for Europe Niall Hession and Jade Harber, Head of Compliance for Europe, to discuss its growth and what makes the London office so special.
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Bloomberg: Hedge Fund Point72 Increases Singapore Staff to 100 in Expansion
Bloomberg highlighted the recent growth in our Singapore office and our increasing footprint across APAC.
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Bloomberg TV: Market Commentary from Point72 Chief Economist Dean Maki
Dean Maki, Point72 Chief Economist, joined Bloomberg Markets: Americas to share his thoughts on the summer central bank meetings across the globe and the U.S.’s chance of achieving a soft landing. ...
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2023 Summer Reading List
Senior leaders at the firm share their summer reading recommendations.
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Cubist Hosts First Hackathon Event in NY Office
Nearly 40 students presented their findings to a panel of Cubist judges and covered a range of topics using large publicly-available datasets from NYC’s Open Data project.
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Spotlight on: Point72’s Hong Kong Office
We caught up with Portfolio Manager James Lau and Candice Yip, Human Resources Senior Business Partner, who have both been in our Hong Kong office for more than a decade and have witnessed its growth firsthand. They told us about...
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Joy Yang Discusses Macro Environment at SALT iConnections Asia
Joy Yang, Head of Asian Economic Research, joined a panel on the current macroeconomic environment and how emerging and frontier markets will evolve.
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Point72’s Summer Reading List
Point72 senior leaders shared books that they recommend—from science fiction novels describing a post-scarcity society, explorations of how algorithms and timing can be used to optimize our lives, to a tale of one of the most extreme explorers of the...
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CNBC: Market Commentary from Point72 Chief Economist Dean Maki
Point72 Chief Economist Dean Maki joined CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” to talk about recent macro news including retail inventory, Fed rate hikes, inflation and consumer spending.
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Bloomberg: How Steve Cohen Learned to Love Cryptocurrencies
Bloomberg covered Steve Cohen’s comments at the SALT conference on how he went from cryptocurrency skeptic to a proponent of the industry's potential.
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WSJ: U.S. and Europe Are on the Same Economic Track After All
Sören Radde, Head of European Economic Research, spoke with The Wall Street Journal on the convergence between the U.S. and eurozone economy.
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Bloomberg: ECB is Set to Begin Cuts But Path Beyond Gets Murkier
Sören Radde, Head of European Economic Research, spoke with Bloomberg about his expectations for the June ECB meeting and economic outlook moving forward.
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WSJ: Eurozone Inflation Cools, Setting Stage for June Rate Cut
Sören Radde, Head of European Economic Research, spoke with The Wall Street Journal on his expectations for the eurozone economy.
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Financial Times: US jobs growth of 303,000 far outstrips expectations
Chief Economist Dean Maki spoke with the Financial Times about the March employment report and its impact on the Fed’s policy path moving forward.
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The Wall Street Journal: Stocks Are at Record Highs, but Things Will Only Get Harder From Here
Sophia Drossos, Economist and Strategist, spoke to The Wall Street Journal on her outlook for the U.S. economy and its impact on markets moving forward.
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Asian Investor: 2024 Predictions – Inflation Pressures to Cool in Big Election Year
Joy Yang, Head of Asian Economic Research, shared her thoughts with Asian Investor on the Chinese economy in 2024 and sectors to keep an eye on.
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Bloomberg: Unlike Markets, Fed Isn’t Too Worried About 5% Yields — Yet
Dean Maki, Point72 Chief Economist, spoke with Bloomberg about the jump in U.S. Treasury yields and its impact on the economy and the Fed’s upcoming policy meetings.
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Financial Times: Federal Reserve signals fresh rate rise this year and fewer cuts in 2024
Sophia Drossos, Economist and Strategist, spoke with the Financial Times about the September FOMC meeting and outlook for the Fed moving forward.
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CNBC: Market Commentary from Point72 Chief Economist Dean Maki
Dean Maki, Point72 Chief Economist, joined CNBC to share his outlook for the U.S. economy and the Fed’s policy path moving forward.
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The Wall Street Journal: Wall Street Isn’t Sure It Can Handle All of Washington’s Bonds
Sophia Drossos, Economist and Strategist, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the rise in Treasury yields and its impact on markets and the economy.