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.
View Older Stories View More Recent Stories
-
Court-Ordered Summary Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action to All Persons Who (1) Sold Elan Corporation, plc ADRs Between August 23, 2006 and June 17, 2008, or (2) Purchased Elan ADRs or Call
-
Vote opens way for federal financing of Amtrak's $24 billion renovation plan
-
Great Lakes Appoints Ryan Levenson to Board of Directors and Announces Agreement with Privet Group
-
1315 Capital Announces the Addition of Senior Investment Professional
-
Exclusive: Blackstone Group winds down Senfina hedge fund
-
Spirit Realty Capital Announces Vice President of Investor Relations
-
U.S. top court fortifies prosecutors in insider trading cases
-
Backcast Partners Launches Middle Market Investment Business
-
NYU Langone Recruits Renowned Psychiatrist To Lead New Anxiety And Grief Disorders Initiative
-
Cohen's SAC Capital in $135 million settlement with Elan investors
-
Exclusive: Board members selected to oversee Amtrak's $24 billion Gateway project
-
SAC Capital will pay $135 million to end insider-trading suit - Bloomberg
-
Trump to keep Manhattan federal prosecutor Bharara in post
-
Point72 Doubles Office Space in Singapore’s OUE Bayfront; Affirms Commitment to Hiring Region’s Top Talent
-
AgJunction Announces Changes to its Board of Directors
-
Cohen Veterans Network Fulfills Promise to Military Families and Vows to Open Next Five Clinics
-
Hardinge (HDNG) Names New Board Member
-
Hardinge Inc. Appoints Ryan Levenson to Board of Directors
-
U.S. deputy U.N. envoy to head Clooney Foundation for Justice
-
Quantopian: Global Investment Manager Tips Singapore as Hot New Pool of Talent
-
Pre-Open Stock Movers 10/07: (LPCN) (UVE) (GPS) Higher; (CLVS) (MG) (OPK) Lower (more...)
-
After-Hours Stock Movers 10/06: (GPS) (CIT) (DVAX) Higher; (MG) (RT) (HON) Lower (more...)
-
Point72 Asset Management Shows 5.9% Stake in Dynavax (DVAX)
-
U.S. top court leans toward making insider trading prosecutions easier
-
Supreme Court to weigh reach of insider trading law
-
Point72’s Chief Economist Dean Maki Wins Lawrence R. Klein Award For Second Time
-
Cohen Veterans Network Partners With Netsmart to Transform Behavioral Healthcare Using Integrated Care Technology
-
Point72 Asset Management Recruits Internationally for 2017 Academy Program
-
Steve Cohen Inaugurates Veterans Care Summit in Washington D.C.
-
SEC charges fund manager Cooperman with insider trading
-
UANI's Iran Risk Summit Being Held in New York on Monday, Sept. 19
-
Updated Agenda: UANI's Iran Risk Summit on Monday, September 19
-
Agenda of UANI Iran Risk Summit Being Held in New York on Sept. 19 During UN General Assembly
-
Former fund manager Ganek says insider trading raid 'rerouted' careers of dozens
-
Frequency Electronics Announces Agreement with Privet Fund and the Addition of Two New Board Members
-
Iran Risk Summit Set to Kick Off As U.N. General Assembly Opens
-
Cohen's Point72 Shows New 5.1% Stake in MSG Networks (MSG)
-
Folger Hill hedge fund stumbles after pedigreed start
-
CFTC bars Steven Cohen from managing commodity hedge funds
-
CFTC Imposes Restrictions on Steven Cohen Until 2018
-
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results
-
Multi-manager hedge funds suffer losses in first-half 2016
-
Steve Cohen bets $250 million on firm that uses algorithms
-
Susquehanna Financial Group Hires Ali Faghri As Retail Hardline Analyst
-
Platinum Partners to liquidate two main funds amid government probes
-
Wounded Warrior Project Meet and Greet
-
Former European Diplomats and Lawmakers Call on French National Assembly President Claude Bartolone to Raise Human Rights and Terrorism Concerns During Visit to Iran
-
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Donates $3 Million to Name Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Neonatal Unit
-
Privet Fund LP Nominates a Slate of Highly Qualified Directors to the Board of Frequency Electronics
-
Claim Deadline is Approaching for the CR Intrinsic Fair Fund to Elan Corporation PLC and Wyeth Investors

