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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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Point72 Academy Podcast: Why Become a Hedge Fund Analyst?
Our latest episode of the Point72 Academy podcast is now live, featuring an in-depth conversation about one of finance’s most competitive and rewarding careers. ...
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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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Point72 Welcomes 2025 Global Intern Class
We are thrilled to welcome our 2025 summer intern class to Point72 offices around the world. This year’s diverse cohort includes over 200 interns from 80 universities globally.
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Steve Cohen Featured on Goldman Sachs Exchanges Podcast
Steve Cohen, our Founder and CEO, was recently featured in an episode of Goldman Sachs’ Exchanges podcast. During this wide-ranging conversation, Steve covered the dynamic nature of the hedge fund industry, talent development, AI’s impact on businesses, and his experience...
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Point72 Academy Podcast Releases New Episode
In this episode, we explore how a background in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics can create a strong foundation for a successful investing career.
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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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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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Welcoming Future Talent: UK Spring Insight Week at Point72
We recently had the pleasure of hosting eleven talented interns hailing from universities across the UK, France, and Sweden for the second Point72 UK Spring Insight Week.
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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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Business Insider: Point72’s CTO Takes Us Inside His Plans for Tech Expansion, From AI to India
Our Chief Technology Officer Ilya Gaysinskiy recently sat down with Business Insider to discuss his strategic vision for advancing technology at Point72.
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From Classroom to Career: Nikkei Spotlights Point72’s Academy Program
Nikkei, one of Japan’s leading business publications, recently featured the Point72 Academy, highlighting how our investment analyst training program has become a premier pathway for university graduates to successfully enter the highly competitive investment industry. In an interview...
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Sonia Yu on APAC Talent Development
Sonia Yu, Head of Investment Professional Development for International and Point72 LaunchPoint for Asia, joined us to talk about her views on Point72’s talent pipeline in Asia Pacific (APAC), what differentiates our firm in the region, and her career journey...
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Point72’s First Global Technology Hackathon
We recently hosted our first Point72 Global Technology Hackathon across five of our global offices—London, New York, Singapore, Stamford, and Warsaw.
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Point72 Launches Future of Finance Accelerator in Asia Pacific
Point72 has launched a Future of Finance Accelerator series in APAC, a program designed to expose undergraduate students from all backgrounds to the possibility of a career in investing. Applications are open now!...
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Five Years of the Cubist Quant Academy
At Cubist Systematic Strategies, we understand the excitement and challenges that come with moving from the academic world to a professional setting. After years of studying and working with theories, it's time to put your knowledge into practice and strive...
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Gina DiMento and Sonia Yu Recognized by The Hedge Fund Journal
The report called out the role Gina plays in supervising and ensuring consistency across Point72’s global compliance programs, while Sonia was recognized for her work building and developing investment analysts’ professional skills through targeted development and career programs.
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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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Dean Maki Receives Lynn Reaser Economic Forecasting Award
Point72 Chief Economist Dean Maki was recently awarded the National Association for Business Economics Lynn Reaser Economic Forecasting Award.
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Day in the Life of a Point72 Academy Associate: Natalia Bondanza
Ever wonder what it’s like to be in the Point72 Academy? Check out Academy Associate Natalia Bondanza’s “Day in the Life” feature in eFinancialCareers to get a glimpse into our 10-month investment analyst training program.
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2024 Point72 Fall Reading List
Senior leaders at the firm share their summer reading recommendations.
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Point72’s Japan Office Hosts 2024 Tokyo Insight Week
Sixteen students from Japan recently joined us for our one-week, in-person immersion program, which is designed to provide a glimpse into the life of a Point72 Academy associate and what it takes to be a buy-side investment professional.
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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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Point72 Spring Volunteer Events
Point72 employees from across the globe took part in a variety of volunteer opportunities in their local communities this spring. Read within to learn more about our recent events and partnering organizations.
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How to Make the Most of Your Summer Internship
With our summer internship program underway, we asked former Point72 Academy interns and our Recruiting team to share their advice on how to set yourself up for success this summer.
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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 Welcomes 2024 Global Intern Class
180 students are working across businesses and departments throughout our firm.
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Point72 Launches Its First Open-Source Library
CSP (Composable Stream Processing), a library developed at Point72, is now available under an open-source license.
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Dean Maki Earns First Place in Forecasters Club of NY Competition
Chief Economist Dean Maki finished first out of 43 participants.
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How I Got Here: Fidel Odeny Obadha
Fidel Odeny Obadha, an IT Operations Engineer in Asia IT Application Support, joined us to talk about growing up in Kenya, the biggest culture shock he experienced moving to Japan, and his favorite thing about living in Tokyo.
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Point72 Academy Hosts Inaugural Spring Insight Program in London
Eight students spent a week in our London office learning from Academy staff and analyst coaches about our business, stock picking, and what it's like to have a career in investing.
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Point72 Sponsors Second GYOSEKI Competition in Tokyo
As part of our involvement, we helped judge the competition and hosted an exclusive teach-in and a series of panel discussions led by our Academy team.
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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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Pensions & Investments Previews the 2024 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship
Ahead of our largest Academy internship class joining this summer, Point72 Academy Director Jaimi Goodfriend spoke to P&I about the growth of the program and what we look for in talent.
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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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How I Got Here: Cecelia Lee, Head of Data Sourcing at Cubist
Cecelia Lee, Head of Data Sourcing at Cubist, joined us to talk about how her team inspires her, why she loves philosophy, and her journey to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Point72 Sponsors Second Annual Nanyang Capital Stock Pitch Challenge in Singapore
Point72 had four representatives on the judging panel for the annual long/short stock pitch competition for undergraduate students.
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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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Point72 Renews Partnerships with Data Skills for All Initiative
Point72 has worked with Data Skills for All since 2019 to provide comprehensive training, resources, and opportunities to professionals looking to pursue a career in data science.
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How I Got Here: Jerome Leslie, Technical Expert
Jerome Leslie, a Technical Expert on the End User Computing Technology team in New York, sat down with us to talk about his day-to-day at the firm, why building relationships internally is so important, and his love of travel.
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Applications Open – 2025 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship
Our eight-week summer internship runs from June through August in our New York, Chicago, San Francisco, West Palm Beach, Miami, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore offices. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage you to apply...
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Harry Schwefel on Long/Short and Point72’s Commitment to Career Development
Point72 Co-CIO Harry Schwefel sat down with us to discuss his role overseeing our Long/Short Equity business, Point72’s culture and commitment to career development, and his thoughts on how to achieve success in this industry.
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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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Mo Grimeh on ICE Fixed Income in Focus
Mo Grimeh joined ICE Fixed Income in Focus to discuss his role as Head of Global Macro, Point72’s culture of collaboration, and his macroeconomic outlook for 2024.
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Inside Point72 Academy Podcast Debuts New Season
The season's first episode features a conversation between an Academy Coach and three Associates on how to prepare for Academy interviews, what surprised them about the full-time program and the hedge fund industry in general, and advice for interested students.
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Point72 Sponsors Women in IT Career Day
Members of our Technology team in Warsaw shared their insights on overcoming workplace challenges, how to keep up with tech trends, and the importance of diversity in the field.
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Point72 Hosts Asia Investment Services Offsite in Singapore
Attendees participated in a full day of panels and breakout sessions capped off by a mixology class and a group dinner.
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Observer: Steve Cohen’s Latest Donations Support Student-Managed Funds
The donations aim to provide students with early exposure to what it’s like to run a L/S investment strategy and educate them on a career in investing and the industry as a whole.
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Mo Grimeh on Global Macro
Point72 Head of Global Macro Mo Grimeh sat down with us to provide an update on the business and its growth since he joined in 2020, why he believes Point72 is a great place for a macro investor to further...
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Point72 Sponsors ENGAGE Undergraduate Investment Conference at University of Michigan
Our Point72 Academy team met with students representing over 30 top universities.
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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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Business Insider: Inside Point72’s Boot Camp for Developing All-Star Portfolio Managers
Point72 Co-CIO Harry Schwefel and Head of Point72 LaunchPoint Jon Weiner spoke with Business Insider about the program's customized approach and why talent development is a priority for the firm.
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Ariel Speicher and Alyssa Friedman Honored by The Hedge Fund Journal
Ariel and Alyssa were recognized for their contributions to the growth of our firm and commitment to fostering a culture of learning and development.
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Financial News Names Jade Harber to 100 Most Influential Women in Finance List
Jade was recognized for her work overseeing a growing team of compliance officers across EMEA, as well as her commitment to mentoring and supporting young women inside and outside our firm.
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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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Point72 Sponsors UNIT’s Case Competition in Sydney
Point72 Macro PMs James Pullen and Zorin Finkelsen joined the judging panel.
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Point72’s Japan Insight Days Returns to Tokyo
Eleven students joined us in our Tokyo office for the week-long event to learn about our investing business in Japan, experience what it's like to work on the buy-side, and hear from investment professionals and senior leaders at our firm.
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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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Point72 Career Development Leaders Speak at Asia Investment & Banking Conference
During the two-day event, leaders on our Point72 Academy and Investment Professional Development teams led a teach-in session on stock picking and shared career advice with students during panel discussions.
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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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How I Got Here: Barry Pearson, UK Business Manager
Barry Pearson joined us to talk about how his career path at Point72 took him from Internal Audit to our London office; growing up in Scotland; and how soccer (or football) brought him to the U.S.
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2023 Summer Reading List
Senior leaders at the firm share their summer reading recommendations.
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Point72 Hosts Fireside Chat with Ruth Jurgensen, CEO of Prep for Prep
We recently hosted a fireside chat with Ruth Jurgensen, CEO of educational nonprofit Prep for Prep, at our New York office.
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Fortune: VCs Are Betting on Defense Tech in 2023
Point72 Ventures Managing Partner Sri Chandrasekar spoke with Fortune’s Term Sheet about VCs growing interest in the defense tech field.
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Point72’s Largest Summer Internship Class Kicks Off Across the Globe
Over 170 interns started their summer internships at our offices worldwide.
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Point72 Hosts Scholars of Finance Northeast Symposium
We hosted the Scholars of Finance (SoF) Northeast Symposium in support of the organization’s mission to inspire character and integrity in the next generation of finance leaders.
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Point72 Hosts Asia Long/Short PM Offsite in Kyoto
We welcomed our Asia-based portfolio managers and members of our firm’s leadership to Kyoto, Japan for an offsite highlighting the importance of innovation and adaptability to building an enduring business.
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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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Point72 Renews Partnership with Correlation One
Point72 has renewed its partnership with Correlation One's Data Science for All (DS4A) program to help people from underrepresented backgrounds get jobs in data science, data analytics and data engineering.
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Steve Cohen Sees Growth Opportunities for Point72 in Japan
On a recent trip to Japan, our founder and CEO Steve Cohen spoke to Nikkei about Point72’s growth plans in Tokyo.
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Institutional Investor: This Analyst Bootcamp Wants to Transform Training at Hedge Funds
Institutional Investor highlighted the Point72 Academy as the most high-profile analyst training program in the hedge fund industry and spoke to Academy Director Jaimi Goodfriend about talent development on the buy-side.
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Cubist Systematic Launches Quant Academy Program
Cubist Systematic Strategies has launched a Quant Academy program to introduce exceptional candidates to systematic trading at Point72, featuring a rotational program on teams within Cubist.
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Point72 Sponsors Inaugural Nanyang Capital Stock Pitch Challenge
We are proud to have sponsored the inaugural stock pitch challenge hosted by Nanyang Capital—the first student-run equity research club at Nanyang Technological University.
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2024 Point72 Academy Summer Internship
Applications are open! Our 8-week summer internship runs from June through August 2024 in our New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore offices. ...
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Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong Offices Take Part in Winter Volunteer Events
Three of our Asia offices—Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong—took part in volunteer events organized by our Community Matters ambassadors over the winter. Our colleagues in Tokyo teamed up on a Sunday to help the Arakawa Clean-aid Forum. Together they collected...
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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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Kapil Mathur and Cubist
We caught up with Kapil Mathur, Cubist's first Chief Scientist, to talk about stepping away from running a PM team, transitioning into his current role, and the Quant Academy program.
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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 London Office Participates in a Busy Fall Charity Season
Our London office has been busy giving back to the local community and participating in multiple charitable events, organized by our Community Matters team.
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Laura O’Connor Honored by the Hedge Fund Journal
Point72's Head of Finance, Laura O'Connor, was named one of the “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2022” by the Hedge Fund Journal. Laura was recognized by the publication for her work over the past decade in our Finance group,...
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Point72 Academy Launches the Second Season of its Podcast
The Point72 Academy launched a new season of its podcast, designed to help students get a better understanding of a career in finance. This season will introduce students to investment professionals at our Firm, discussing how they forged their career...
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Point72 Finance Team Hosts Finance Summer Olympics in Connecticut
The Point72 Finance team hosted the annual Finance Summer Olympics at our Connecticut office earlier this month for the first time since before the pandemic.
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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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Business Insider: What it Takes to Stand Out as an Intern at Steve Cohen’s Point72 and Land a Job Offer
What does the day-to-day of being a Point72 intern actually look like? Business Insider spoke to Adam Brooks, academy development manager at Point72, about the internship program, and to two Point72 portfolio managers – Jonathan Harooni and Griffin Newman –...
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Point72 Expands Global Economics Team with Key Hires in New York and London
Point72 has expanded its economics team with the addition of Sophia Drossos as Economist and Strategist based in New York, and Soeren Radde as Head of European Economic Research, based in London.
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Point72 Welcomes Its Largest Summer Intern Class to Date
This summer, we welcomed our largest summer intern class yet and were happy to host the experience in person for the first time since 2019!...
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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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The Point72 Running Group Launches and Hosts Its First Event
The Point72 Running Group recently launched and is now organizing group runs as a new way to connect with colleagues across the firm, for runners at all levels of experience. The group is starting organizing runs out of our New...
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Tips for Interviewing with Cubist
Interested in a job at Cubist? Check out our interview tips to learn how to prepare for and what to expect from an interview with us. These are our best practices for a successful interview—to help us ensure we’re the...
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Point72 Academy Recommended Reading
At Point72 Academy, we teach you how to think about financial markets, but we leave it up to you to reach your own conclusions. To help get you started, here is a list of some of our favorite reads for...
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Applying for the Academy Internship: How to Put Your Best Foot Forward
Jaimi Goodfriend, Head of Investment Professional Development at Point72, shares what makes a resume, questionnaire and case study stand out in our process.
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Business Insider: Point72 and Other Firms Diversify Through Internships
Point72’s Future of Finance Diversity Accelerator–a two-week program for college sophomores from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who want to learn more about a career in investing–was featured in Business Insider.
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Point72’s Singapore Office Volunteers at The Food Bank Singapore
Members of the Singapore office came together for their first in-person volunteer event in two years, to help sort, take inventory, and pack food donations at the Food Bank Singapore warehouse.
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Business Insider: Why Point72 Is Actively Recruiting Candidates With Healthcare Backgrounds
Business Insider highlighted Point72’s focus on recruiting candidates from diverse professional backgrounds—including lawyers, White House personnel, military vets, and most recently candidates with advanced healthcare degrees—to join the Point72 Academy, where they can learn how to be analysts at our...
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How I Got Here: Zhendi Su and Cubist Systematic Credit
Zhendi Su joined Cubist as a portfolio manager in the San Francisco area in 2019 to launch the Firm's first systematic credit strategy. She took the time to tell us about her career and the opportunity for systematic credit.
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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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Mo Grimeh and Global Macro at Point72
Mo Grimeh, Head of Point72’s Global Macro Business, joined us for an interview to talk about how he got to Point72, his experience so far, and his vision for the Macro business.
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Big and Small Questions to Ask When Choosing an Internship
Jaimi Goodfriend, Director of the Point72 Academy, took us through the key questions she encourages prospective interns to ask before joining a program.
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Business Insider: A Top Point72 Exec Shares Her Biggest Dos and Don’ts for Academy Applicants
Jaimi Goodfriend, director of the Point72 Academy, spoke with Business Insider about the best way to get accepted to the Point72 Academy, from how to get your resume noticed to how to stand out in the interview process.
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Jaimi Goodfriend on the Wall Street Oasis Podcast
Jaimi Goodfriend, Head of Investment Professional Development and the Point72 Academy, recently sat down with Patrick Curtis from WallStreetOasis to discuss her road to the buyside, Point72 Academy's track record in developing thoughtful investors, and how she views talent.
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Alyssa Friedman and Recruiting for Cubist
Alyssa Friedman, the Head of Talent for Cubist and Discretionary Macro, talked to us about how her role at the Firm has evolved over more than a decade, the culture in our quantitative business, and her love for adventure travel.
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Joy Yang named to 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by The Hedge Fund Journal
Joy Yang, Head of Asian Economic Research, spoke with The Hedge Fund Journal about her role at the firm, the region’s monetary policy response to Covid, and how she supports women in the field.
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Business Insider: The head of professional development at Steve Cohen’s Point72 lays out how to climb from fresh college grad to portfolio manager
Business Insider profiled our focus on career development at every level, from the Point72 Academy—where recent graduates learn how to become analysts—to coaching for midlevel analysts, to our program that prepares senior analysts to become portfolio managers.
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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.
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