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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Form 13F-HR SAC Capital Advisors LP For: Mar 31
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Point72 Names Former Connecticut United States Attorney Kevin J. O’Connor as General Counsel
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New Product Category Endorsed By Party and Event Planners
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Willdan Group Appoints Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour and Dr. Steven A. Cohen to its Board of Directors
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SmithGroupJJR Announces New Corporate Leadership Team
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Jaimi Goodfriend Joins Point72 as First Director of Point72 Academy
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Steve Cohen's Point72 Adds Six Members to Advisory Board
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Six Join Inaugural Point72 Asset Management Advisory Board
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Steven Cohen's Point72 is up 7.5% YTD - CNBC
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Form 13F-HR SAC Capital Advisors LP For: Dec 31
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Cohen's Point72 Names Dean Maki as Chief Economist
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Cohen's Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Raises Stake in Shutterfly, Inc. (SFLY) to 6.3%
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Cohen's Point72 Ends 'Tagging' of Trades
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Form 13F-HR SAC Capital Advisors LP For: Sep 30
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Form 13F-HR SAC Capital Advisors LP For: Jun 30
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