Steven A. Cohen
Steven A. Cohen is a billionaire hedge fund investor and founder of SAC Capital Partners. He has been referred to as "A New Prince of Wall Street" by the New York Times and "The Hedge Fund King" by the Wall Street Journal. According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of $6.8 billion.
Cohen attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and was hired as a junior trader at Gruntal & Co. in 1978. On his first day, he made an $8,000 profit, and eventually was making around $100,000 a day for the company.
SAC Capital Partners is a hedge fund based in Stamford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1992 by Cohen with $25 million but now currently manages $14 billion. The fund is very active accounting for about 3 percent of the NYSE's daily volume and 1 percent of the NASDAQ's daily volume. The fund's favorite industries include technology, retail/consumer goods, and healthcare.
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SAC Capital Accumulates 5.6% Stake in Acorda (ACOR)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Makes Big Bet On Orexigen Therapeutics (OREX) Ahead of FDA Decision
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Domino's Pizza volatility at 35 into SAC Capital filing of 5.3% ownership
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Steve Cohen Buys Up Shares of a Pizza Chain Before the Super Bowl (DPZ)
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SAC Capital Discloses 5.3% Stake in Domino's Pizza (DPZ)
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SAC Capital Accumulates 6.5% Stake in Genoptix (GXDX)
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SAC Capital's Dipak Patel Is Leaving - Bloomberg
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After-Hours Movers 01/03: NDN Higher; BGP, KERX, MPWR, NLY, GMXR, HOMB Lower
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SAC Capital Accumulates 5.7% Stake In 99 Cents Only Stores (NDN)
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Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Shows Quick Flip In Hot China Dangdang (DANG) IPO
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Top 10 News Items 11/22-11/26: Numerous Hedge Funds Questioned in Insider Trading Probe, Several Firms Raided; Irish Concerns Spark Renewed Euro Debt-Contagion; Private-Equity Lighting Up the Market
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Insider Trading Probe Spreads Across Wall Street
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Citadel Receives Insider Trading Subpoena
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Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Receives Subpoena Related to Vast Insider Trading Probe
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SAC Capital Said to Receive Document Request from U.S. Investigators - Bloomberg
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Stocks of Hedge Funds Involved In Insider Trading Scandal are in the Crosshairs (VMED, SINA, EP, PXP, more...)
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Insider Trading Probe Reaches Advanced Stages; Goldman (GS) Employees Involved
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Top 10 News Items 11/15-11/19: The General (GM) Is Back!, China Raises Reserve Requirement for 5th Time This Year, 'Merger Monday' - Literally!
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Cohen's SAC Capital 13F Highlights: New Positions in McMoRan, Regis, Raised Stakes in Genzyme, Hertz, Sprint, Lowered Stakes in Apple, Exxon Mobil
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Cohen's SAC Capital Reduces Stake in Casey's (CASY) to 6.2%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Cuts Stake In Dollar Thrifty (DTG) to 3.5%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Raises Stake In Energy XXI (EXXI) to 4.4%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Raises Stake In Casey's General Stores (CASY) to 7.6%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Discloses Potential Activists Investment In Casey's General Stores (CASY)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Stake In BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) Drops Below 5%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Shows New 5.4% Stake In Carter's (CRI)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Boosts Stake In Plains Exploration (PXP) to 6.2%
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Steven Cohen's SAC Capital Shows 6% Stake In Genco Shipping (GNK)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Raises Stake in BJ's Wholesale (BJ) to 4.7%, But No Longer a 5% Holder
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Cohen's SAC Capital Raises Stake in Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) to 4.7%, But No Longer a 5% Holder
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Cohen's SAC Capital Shows New 6% Stake in Xenoport (XNPT)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Discloses 4.9% Stake in Inspire Pharmaceuticals (ISPH)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Files 13D On Takeover Target DynCorp (DCP), Shows 6.8% Stake
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SAC Capital Accumulates 9.5% Stake in The Talbots (TLB)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Discloses 8.2% Stake In InterMune (ITMN)
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 3/26: ABIO, GLG, TUTR, FINL, VTIV Higher; ATAC, APP, KV.A, FTBK Lower
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Cohen's SAC Capital Shows 8.7% Stake In Takeover Target Psychiatric Solutions (PSYS)
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SAC Capital Shows New 6.4% Stake In Medifast (MED)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Raises Stake In Skechers USA (SKX) Above 5%
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Cohen's S.A.C. Capital Discloses 5.5% Stake In Dendreon (DNDN)
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Steven Cohen's ex-wife sues him, claiming racketeering -Bloomberg
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Cohen's SAC Capital Accumulates Nearly 5M Shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP)
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SAC Capital Boosts Stake In Incyte Corporation (INCY) to 5.3%
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American Axle (AXL): Upgraded to Overweight at Barclay's; Actionable Call Alert!
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Cohen's SAC Capital Discloses 6.2% Stake In American Axle (AXL)
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Atticus Capital Accumulates 5.4% Stake In Sotheby's (BID)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Discloses 8.6% Stake In Rocket-Stock Vanda (VNDA)
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After-Hours Movers 6/8: MW, PBY, NVO, TXN Higher; ZQK, CBL, FNB, PLL, EPB, DGII, ELY Lower

