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☆ The head of Cubist's centralized high-speed trading unit is out after less than a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The exec leading Cubist's centralized high-frequency trading unit is leaving the firm. Cubist, the quant arm of pod shop Point72, has invested heavily in its centralized trading effort. AdvertisementCubist Systematic Strategies has been investing tens of millions into a centralized trading operation. He has a background in FX futures, working at Radix, 3Red, and most recently Citadel Securities, where he was a quant researcher in high-speed, machine-learning-driven trading strategies, according to his LinkedIn and personal website. While he only officially joined Cubist last year, he was recruited in 2021 and was subject to a two-year noncompete clause.

Persons: Vibhav Bukkapatanam, —, Bukkapatanam, Denis Dancanet Organizations: Service, Citadel Securities, Citadel, Tower Research Locations: multimanager, HFT, Dancanet

☆ A quant research leader from Two Sigma's vaunted 'techniques' squad is leaving for Cubist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A senior Two Sigma quant researcher is leaving for Cubist. Kan Huang co-led a key machine-learning unit known as techniques forecasting. Jin Choi, Huang's interim cohead, has been named sole head of the long-running techniques group. AdvertisementA senior leader in one of Two Sigma's key research units is leaving the firm for quant rival Cubist Systematic Strategies, according to people familiar with the matter. Huang is a leader of a Two Sigma unit that develops machine-learning models and other advanced strategies from various data sources and trading signals.

Persons: Kan Huang, Jin Choi, —, Steve Cohen's, Huang, Ken Baron, Choi, John Overdeck, David Siegel, Scott Hoffman, Carter Lyons, Ali, Milan Nekmouche, Jian Wu Organizations: Sigma, Service, Bloomberg, Sigma Investments, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street

Wall Street's top performers are hard workers who tend to work long, intense hours. Business Insider asked its 2024 class of Wall Street stars about how they stay mentally sharp. Here's what we learned about the hacks, habits, and routines that help top talent on Wall Street stay on their game. The routine helps him stay present with his home life as well as work, he added. But I think those two things help me to at least stay recharged and stay ready each day," he said.

Persons: —, Mark Zhu, Craig Kolwicz, Goldman Sachs, Corey White, Nina Gnedin, Blake Cecil, Chi Chen, Robert Sapolsky, Justin Elliott, Read, Palmer Osteen, KKR's, I've, That's, Daniela Cardona, America's White, Ben Carper, it's, there's, Matthew Eid, Holm, Reinhard Dirscherl, Melissa Ding, Wells, Annie Cheslin, she's, Margaret Williams, Morgan Stanley, Williams, Apollo's Austin Anton, Erica Wilson's, deadlifted, Harrison DiGia, Patrick Lenihan, barre, Elizabeth Stone Redding, Stone Redding, Matt Gilbert, Thoma, Gilbert, I'm, Dan, Feroz Khosla, isn't Organizations: Business, Service, Blackstone, Finance, Goldman, of America, Man Group, Productivity, Bridgewater Associates, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, RBC, Bank, America's, Jefferies, Capital Advisory, Ares Management, Getty, BlackRock, Blue, General Atlantic, JPMorgan Asset Management, TPG, Thoma Bravo, Citadel Securities Locations: Blackstone, Chicago, San Francisco, Coast, Boston, Silicon Valley, New York, I'm, Maldives, he's, Thailand, Central Park

☆ Activist investor Starboard has just informed Pfizer it has taken a significant stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Starboard Value has taken a significant stake in Pfizer, said people familiar with the matter. Starboard has recently taken positions in Starbucks and Match. The activist investor has informed Pfizer that it has taken a significant stake in the drugmaker, people familiar with the matter told Business Insider. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the Starboard stake. It also has a stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and has pushed for a breakup of the media conglomerate.

Persons: — Organizations: Pfizer, Service, pharma, Street, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp

☆ This $9 billion hedge fund just joined the raid on big bank commodity index traders with a senior JPMorgan hire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alphadyne Asset Management hired JPMorgan's Thomas Byuen as a commodity index portfolio manager. Hedge funds like Balyasny and Jain Global have poached big bank commodity traders in recent years. Byuen, global head of commodity index trading, joined the bank in 2012 out of college, according to his LinkedIn profile and industry records. More recently, Jain Global, the most hyped new hedge fund launch in years, hired BofA's Max Lee, head of commodity and FX systematic strategy trading. Commodities is a top strategy at the fund, which brought in ex-Macquarie exec David Hochberg to lead the unit.

Persons: JPMorgan's Thomas Byuen, —, wasn't, Thomas Byuen, Max Lee, Mike Severo, LMR, Goldman Sachs, Will Scott, Morgan Stanley, Dan Deighton, Balyasny, Deighton's, BofA's Max Lee, David Hochberg Organizations: Asset Management, Jain, Service, Alphadyne, Management, JPMorgan, Verition Fund Management, Balyasny Asset Management, LMR Partners, Commodities, Macquarie Locations: BofA

☆ Meet Jeff Smith, the hedge-fund investor taking on Pfizer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Starboard Value has taken a $1 billion stake in drugmaker Pfizer. The hedge fund, headed by Jeff Smith, has become one of the most feared activist investors. AdvertisementPharmaceuticals giant Pfizer got a wake up call Sunday evening when one of Wall Street's most feared activist investors revealed a stake in the company. AdvertisementPfizer, with a market cap north of $160 billion, is among the largest companies Starboard's Smith has ever targeted. With less than a 10% stake Smith replaced the entire 12-person board and assumed the role of chairman.

Persons: Jeff Smith, —, Smith, Starboard's Smith, Ian Read, Frank D'Amelio, Ken Squire, Paul Singer, Elliott, Carl Icahn, Dan Loeb, Peter Feld, Olive Garden's, Marc Benioff, Brontë Wittpenn, Brontë, Squire, they're, Albert Bourla, Bourla, wagered Organizations: Pfizer, Service, Pharmaceuticals, 13D, Investor, Lazard, Elliott Management, Icahn Enterprises, Cowen Group, AOL, Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden, Longhorn, Darden, Wall, San Francisco, Getty, Smithfield Foods, Bristol, Myers Squibb, Celgene, Autodesk, Starbucks Locations: Olive Garden, Fortune, America, Olive, Washington

☆ ExodusPoint led multistrategy hedge funds in September. Here's where rivals like Citadel, Millennium, and others stand.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Bradley Saacks | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

ExodusPoint led multimanager hedge funds with a 1.5% gain last month and is up 6.5% in 2024. Millennium and Schonfeld had strong returns; Citadel, Balyasny, and Walleye lagged behind. AdvertisementIn the last month before a new cash hurdle forces the firm to outperform for performance fees, ExodusPoint led the way among multistrategy hedge funds. The $11 billion manager was up 1.5% last month, bringing its 2024 numbers to 6.5%, a person close to Michael Gelband's fund said. The firm was down 0.2% last month, though it is still up 11.1% on the year, a person close to the firm said.

Persons: ExodusPoint, Schonfeld, —, Michael Gelband's, Ken Griffin's Organizations: Citadel, Walleye, Service, Business Locations: Balyasny, York, Wellington, Miami

Patrick Lenihan, 33, JPMorgan Asset ManagementJP Morgan Asset ManagementAt JPMorgan Asset Management, Lenihan manages $21 billion in 8,000 customizable portfolios that provide generous tax advantages for the firm's clients. The dual role of fund manager and product developer combines his interest in finance with his engineering background. Lenihan led the development of a product that required buy-in from across internal tech teams, third-party partners, and operations. Lenihan also launched a mentoring program that seeks to build connectivity among different teams at the asset manager. "I have learned firsthand about how successful you can be with those close partnerships when you work together, " he said.

Persons: Patrick Lenihan, Lenihan, Ted Dimig Organizations: JPMorgan Asset, Asset Management, JPMorgan Asset Management, JPMorgan, Chrysler, University of Michigan, CFA, Wharton

☆ In a first for $21 billion Balyasny, a star PM will start building his own internal equities unit this month
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This month, he'll start building a long-short equity division called Longaeva Partners inside Balyasny and exclusively managing the multistrategy hedge fund's capital, according to people familiar with the matter. "He was very coachable and progressed at a much faster rate than a lot of other, newer portfolio managers," Boyle said. "Peter was good at keeping his emotions out of his portfolio," Boyle said. At Balyasny, Goodwin will effectively have his own unit, though he'll be under the flagship Atlas Enhanced umbrella and operate on BAM's platform, including access to its technology, risk management, hiring, and human resources capabilities. The allure of such a setup is more time to spend on investing, which Longaeva will do exclusively with Balyasny money for now.

Persons: —, Peter Goodwin, Dmitry Balyasny's, Jeff Runnfeldt, Gustav Rydbeck, Goodwin, he'll, it's, they've, Point72, Point72 Goodwin, Peter, Korn, Scott Goodwin, Shaw, Perry Boyle, Boyle, delegating, he's Organizations: Service, Management, Business, Longaeva Partners, Millennium Management, Korn Ferry, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Ziff Capital Locations: D.E

☆ Top Morgan Stanley bankers break down 3 common mistakes startup hedge funds make
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIt's shaping up to be a bustling period for new hedge funds. Startup funds have allies in investment bank prime brokerage units, a crucial lifeline to hedge funds and a growing business on Wall Street. AdvertisementMorgan Stanley has long been home to one of the top prime brokerages, and serving hedge funds is key to the bank's equities ambitions. These are 3 of the top stumbling blocks for startup fund managers and how to handle them, according to Novick and Shaw. AdvertisementBut beyond that, continuing to engage with prospects is simply a sound business strategy.

Persons: —, Jon Caplis, Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, Penny Novick, Kim Shaw, Shaw, Morgan Stanley's, Novick, they're, allocators, Hone, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Viking

☆ A Citadel PM Was Set to Join Point72. Then Swooped in.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Point72 recruited ex-Citadel rates portfolio manager George Arzeno to bolster its macro-trading operation. Then, Balyasny swooped in with an offer before he started at Point72. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! The macro portfolio manager was lured away from Citadel this spring by Point72, which had been ramping up its macro-trading operation, Bloomberg reported in March. But in another salvo of the multimanager hedge-fund talent war, Arzeno is now expected to join Balyasny after the fund swooped in with a sweeter offer than Point72, according to people familiar with the matter.

Persons: Point72, George Arzeno, Balyasny, — Organizations: Citadel, Service, Bloomberg, Balyasny, Business Locations: Point72

☆ To woo investors, hedge funds are reviving a strategy left for dead post-crisis — supercharged index investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewFaced with higher rates and a daunting fundraising climate, hedge funds are wooing investors with a seemingly antithetical pitch: index investing with a twist. Hedge fund industry insiders are abuzz right now about "portable alpha," a blast-from-the-past strategy that's undergoing a revival. According to the Morgan Stanley white paper, it can take on a variety of forms, including "dedicated portable alpha funds, portable alpha share classes, portable alpha feeder funds and other solutions." Advertisement"It's a nice way of smuggling hedge funds into your portfolio if you're an allocator," said Jon Caplis, CEO of hedge fund research firm PivotalPath. He said much of the industry still hasn't woken up to the appetite for portable alpha solutions and the potential boon to hedge funds.

Persons: —, punchier, Kim Shaw, Morgan Stanley, There's, Shaw, Penny Novick, Morgan, Novick, Bill Gross, Myron Scholes, PIMCO's, Roark Stahler, Jon Caplis, Russell, PIMCO, Sabrina Callin, Brian Payne, Payne, Caplis, hasn't Organizations: Service, Trading, Business, Man, CME Group, BlackRock, Barclays, Russell Investments, Institutional, State, Investor, BCA Research, Teachers, Investors Locations: Winton, American, Illinois

☆ Hedge funds are dusting off an old strategy to help reverse a fundraising slump, but it comes with a risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, hedge funds are dusting off an old strategy that's a unique twist on passive investing . And with the fundraising environment for hedge funds looking bleak , they'll take any help they can get. AdvertisementBut with portable alpha, hedge funds are tying themselves to something they've pledged they are better than. What happens if the hedge fund's portion of the portable alpha strategy is what pulls returns down? With competition from venture capital and private equity, hedge funds can't afford to turn their nose up at anything.

Persons: —, Tyler Le, Alex Morrell, It's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Philippe, hasn't, they've, it's, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Harris, Jerome Powell, Powell, Tetiana Lazunova, Meta, it'll, Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, DWS Group, BI, Nvidia, Twitter, Apple, Amazon, Barclays, Shell, Democratic National Committee Locations: Hollywood, London, Milan, Dubai, New York

AdvertisementSpeed and ease — that's how generative AI is changing the game for finance professionals. In a survey of 780 banking and capital-markets employees by Accenture Research, 62% of respondents expect generative AI to increase people's stress and burnout. "Employees with AI skills will replace people without AI skills," Andrew Chin, the chief AI officer at the $759 billion money manager AllianceBernstein, told BI. AdvertisementA data scientist at a midsize hedge fund told BI that generative AI models are a "superpower for coders." The firm's ultimate aim is to use generative AI to replicate the success of its best bankers for all advisors.

Persons: Christina Melas, Rowe Price's Sébastien, Eric Burl, Alyssa Powell, Thomas H, Lee, Keri Smith, Smith, Ken Griffin, They've, Goldman Sachs, Marco Argenti, Argenti, It's, I've, drudge, Andrew Chin, AllianceBernstein, Lisa Donahue, Donahue, Jobs, who's, He's, he'd, ChatGPT, Accenture's Smith Organizations: Bain Capital Ventures, Management, Business, Bain Capital, Man Group, Accenture Research, Finance, Wall Street, Blackstone, Sigma, Citadel, Milken Institute Global Conference, Excel, Accenture, Northern Trust, Citibank, Citi, JPMorgan Locations: New York City, New York

☆ Hedge fund scorecard: How managers like Citadel, Millennium, and Point72 are doing halfway through 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Bradley Saacks | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Schonfeld, Point72, and Citadel lead the way after 2024's first half. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe most well-known hedge funds in the industry have made money in 2024, but lag the overall market through the first half of the year. Point72 and Citadel, run by billionaires Steve Cohen and Ken Griffin, respectively, are up 8.7% and 8.1%, according to people close to the firms. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Michael Gelband's ExodusPoint, —, Schonfeld, Steve Cohen, Ken Griffin Organizations: Citadel, Service, Millennium, Business Locations: Point72

☆ Bobby Jain's monster hedge fund is about to go live. Here is everyone Jain Global has hired so far.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jain Global, one of the largest hedge fund launches ever, is set to start trading Monday. See BI's running list of 135-plus Jain Global hires, including names, job titles, and past employers. One of the most anticipated hedge fund launches ever is about to kick off. On Monday, Jain Global will start trading for the first time since former Millennium executive Bobby Jain started laying the groundwork for what has since become one of the industry's buzziest startups. He's launching with $5.3 billion in commitments, Bloomberg reported — making it one of the biggest hedge fund launches in history.

Persons: Bobby Jain, —, Jain Organizations: Jain, Jain Global, Service, Bloomberg, Business

☆ Millennium is committing a multibillion-dollar check to Coatue rising star's hedge fund launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Coatue star Aaron Weiner's new hedge fund is getting backing from Millennium Management. Weiner is leaving Coatue at the end of the year to start his own hedge fund. AdvertisementA forthcoming hedge fund launch from a 31 year old is getting a vote of confidence from one of the industry's largest players. Coatue rising star Aaron Weiner is getting backing for his new hedge fund from Izzy Englander's Millennium Management, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the information isn't public. The $68 billion multistrategy giant is seeding Weiner's launch with a multibillion dollar check, the people said.

Persons: Aaron Weiner's, Weiner, Coatue, Diego Megia, —, Aaron Weiner, Izzy Englander's Organizations: Millennium Management, Taula, Service, Management, Business

☆ A star Balyasny macro PM is leaving with team for Millennium
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Tau, a top macro PM at Balyasny, is joining Millennium and bringing along members of his team. Tau joined Balyasny in 2020 and was a top Asia macro producer. The move comes amid a cooling market for macro hedge fund talent after a hiring frenzy in 2023. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOne of Balyasny's top macro portfolio managers is leaving and is set to join rival Millennium next year.

Persons: Robert Tau, Tau, — Organizations: Millennium, Balyasny, Service, Business Locations: Balyasny, Asia

☆ In a rare stumble, Citadel loses money in May as peers gain. Here's how hedge funds performed last month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Alex Morrell | Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ken Griffin's $63 billion Citadel lost 0.8% in May, several people told Business Insider. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The $63 billion Miami-based hedge fund, crowned by LCH Investments as the most profitable hedge fund of all time, lost 0.8% last month in its flagship Wellington fund, several people told Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Ken Griffin's, — Organizations: Citadel, Business, Service, LCH Investments, Nvidia Locations: Miami, Wellington

☆ Paul Singer's Elliott Management just raised $8.5 billion. The vaunted hedge fund laid out where it sees opportunities in its latest letter to investors.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Bradley Saacks | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAfter raising $13 billion in 2022, billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management raked in another sizeable haul over the past six months. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related stories"Historical and mathematical fact can get lost in the excitement when stocks are on a tear," the letter states. The firm recently took a $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments, calling on the 94-year-old company to improve its free cash flow.

Persons: —, Paul Singer's Elliott, Elliott —, Elliott, doesn't Organizations: Service, Paul Singer's Elliott Management, Business, Texas Locations: YOLO

☆ Prop-trading firms and hedge funds like Point72, Balyasny, and Bridgewater are turning to AI for higher returns. Here's what they pay AI workers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Alex Nicoll | Alex Morrell | Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFor years, hedge funds and prop-trading firms have relied on massive amounts of data and the workers who analyze it to beat the market. But the promise of generative AI has kicked off a new talent war for AI workers who can level up hedge funds' quantitative strategies with a new generation of transformative technology. This data shows the salaries that hedge funds expect to pay foreign AI workers in 2023, and its disclosure is part of their visa terms. BI also analyzed recent job listings at major hedge fund and prop trading firms to identify what they're paying AI workers. New state laws in places like New York require job listings to include a range of salaries offered for the role, providing further insight into AI workers' salaries.

Persons: —, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Bridgewater Associates, of Foreign Labor Locations: New York

☆ London quant hedge fund Qube's assets swell to $20 billion after hot start in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Quant hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies is on a tear. The rapidly expanding fund is up 22% in 2024, or roughly $3.5 billion. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementLondon-based quant fund Qube Research & Technologies is off to a scorching start in 2024. While hedge funds were up slightly on average last month and have gained nearly 6% for the year, according to Hedge Fund Research, the HFRI index of quantitative directional strategies fell about 3%.

Persons: — Organizations: Research, Technologies, Service, Qube Research, Fund Research, Business Locations: London

☆ Schonfeld's head macro researcher is leaving after less than a year to join Bridgewater
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Alex Morrell | Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jerome Saragoussi, Schonfeld's top macro researcher, is set to join Bridgewater Associates. Saragoussi's exit follows the departure of macro trader Ben Melkman for Bridgewater. Schonfeld's top macro researcher is leaving after less than year to join hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates. Jerome Saragoussi, head of macro research and strategy at Schonfeld Strategic Partners, is expected to join Bridgewater in June, according to people familiar with the matter, who weren't authorized to speak publicly about the move. The move reunites Saragoussi with macro trader Ben Melkman, who recently joined Bridgewater, the industry's largest hedge fund by assets, in a senior role after a brief spell at Schonfeld.

Persons: Jerome Saragoussi, Ben Melkman, Schonfeld, Colin Lancaster, Mitesh, weren't Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, Schonfeld Strategic Partners, Bridgewater, Business Locations: Bridgewater

☆ These are the top business-development execs competing to hire elite portfolio managers at hedge fund giants Citadel, Millennium, Point72, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Unlike business development in corporate America, which focuses on growing a company's prospects with partners and clients, hedge fund BD teams specialize in scouting, evaluating, and wooing investment talent. AdvertisementFew have been involved in hedge fund BD longer than Jennifer Blake, Balyasny's global head. The fund's BD department remains in close contact with PMs after they join as a resource and advisor. Vernon Yuen/Getty Images$61 billion AUM2,200+ employeesAdvertisementKen Griffin's Citadel has outperformed not just its immediate rivals but every other hedge fund. He runs a team of about 20 as head of business development in the Americas, the largest region of the largest player in this space.

Persons: —, Griffin's, Izzy Englander's, Goldman Sachs, Headcount, execs, Dmitry Balyasny, Brendan McDermid, Jennifer Blake, Balyasny's, Morgan Stanley, Dmitri Balyasny's, Blake, it's, Federico Chavarria, Balyasny, Dave Matz, Smith Hanley, Alistair Jacobs, Dave Black, Peter Appel, Federico Chavarria MD, Andrew McHugh, Jules Biolsi, Michael Platt, he's, BlueCrest, Michael Grad, Grad, Jake Lindsay, Mungo Strachan, BlueCrest's, Brevan Howard Brevan Howard, Alan Howard, Ringo Chiu, Brevan Howard, Alan Howard's, Aran Landy, Brevan, Abu, It's, Landy, Howard, Peter Hornick, David Abbou, Jonathan Candy, Gregoire Vidal, Vidal, Tim Williams, Andy Silver, Gautam, Ken Griffin, Vernon Yuen, Ken Griffin's, Griffin, Matt Giannini, Giannini, headhunter, Matt, I've, — Thomas DeAngelis, Lindsay Previdi, Rice, Dore, Eleanor Sharkey, Melinda Urban, Mark Hansen, Julian Ulmer, Mathur, Adam Sharkie, Michael Page, Eisler, Edward Eisler, Sam Wisnia, Chris Milner, Milner, Hilary Curran, Hilary Curran Global, Rebecca Zisser, Michael Gelband, Hornick, Jeff Gelband, Mike Tiano, Eric Han, Garrett Berg, Liu, APAC Blackstone, Euan Shand, Kevin Carroll, Emily, Needham, Ostendorf, Ben Levine, Stefan Renold, LMR, Marcus Fairhurst, He'd, LMR's, Izzy, Ronda, Singh, Mark Meskin, Justin Gmelich, Steve Keller, Benjamin Williams, Madhvani, Paritosh Singh, Ben Williams, Kristina Tully, Steven Cohen, Point72, Shayanne, Steve Cohen's, Harry Schwefel, Chandler, Steve Cohen, JT Shields, They're, Schwefel, Alyssa Friedman —, Chandler Bocklage, Reid Murphy, Jae Yang, Japan Goldman Sachs, Alyssa Friedman, Jackie Dai, Gabriel Sanders, Ajay, Steven Schonfeld, Michael Nagle, Steve Schonfeld's, Ryan Tolkin, Schonfeld, doesn't, Akshay Aggarwal, Alex Burns, Ryan McCort, Colin Lancaster, Mitesh, Sameer Buch, Brittany Lynch, DMFI, Goldman, Verition, Nicholas Maounis, Josh Goldstein, Brian Townes, Townes, Elizabeth Xiang MD, Vir, Steve Satenstein, Chris Svoboda, Will England, Thomas DeAngelis, DeAngelis, Jonathan Brenner, hasn't, Maureen Reed, John Sullivan, Brenner, Walleye's Organizations: Service, Management, Wall, Business, Balyasny, Balyasny Asset Management, Quadra Advisors, SAC, Macquarie, BD, UBS, Grad, Financial Times, Michael, Lascaux, Howard BD, Brevan, Argentum Advisors, BH Digital, McKinsey & Company, JPMorgan, Ken Griffin's Citadel, Citadel, Citadel's, decamping, Chicago, Citadel BD, Walleye Capital, of Surveyor, Millennium, Capital, Credit, Ashler, Rice, Deutsche Bank, LMR Partners, London, Dore Partnership, Soros, Soros Fund, Ronda Churchill, Bloomberg, Getty, Guggenheim, Industry, MLP, Americas Guggenheim, Americas Citadel, SAC Capital, SEC, Point72 Academy, Citigroup, BD Energi, Japan, EMEA, APAC BNP, Schonfeld, PAAMCO, KKR, DMC Partners, Topwater, LinkedIn, New, New Holland Capital, BD —, Walleye, Lehman Brothers, Hutchin, Putnam Investments, ~$ Locations: America, Asia, Balyasny, Blackstone, New Holland, Abu Dhabi, BlueCrest, Europe, Graticule, ExodusPoint, Hornick, Freestone, New York, Schonfeld, Brevan, he's, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Zurich, Glasgow, Dubai, Americas, Point72, quant, Verition, London, Greenland, Minnesota, Citadel

☆ Billionaire Steve Cohen's $33.9 billion Point72 sheds stockpickers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Bradley Saacks | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire Steve Cohen's Point72 has cut at least seven long-short equity portfolio managers. The firm, which is up 5.9% in 2024 through April, has dozens of portfolio managers across strategies. AdvertisementBillionaire Steve Cohen's Point72 has cut at least seven long-short equity portfolio managers, several people close to the fund told Business Insider. As of last September, the firm had 100 long-short portfolio managers. Five more macro portfolio managers joined the firm in March, Bloomberg previously reported, and the total number of macro teams now stands at more than 50.

Persons: Steve Cohen's Point72, —, Brevan Howard, Schonfeld, Point72, Mo Grimeh Organizations: Service, Business, Bloomberg, Millennium

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