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Point72 - Cognitive Tests + Modeling Test (Pre-Interview) | London
Guys - does anyone know what I should be expecting? I heard the modelling test (pre-interviews) should be a 'simple' 3-statment model, but any more details on that? Is it in Excel? Is it online? What does it consist of? Thanks a lot!
Point72 Sector Insights Analyst Position
Interviewing for the Sector Insights Analyst position in NYC. Any tips on first and second round prep? Need help asap. Thanks!
Point 72 Future of Finance Accelerator Megathreat
Can everyone who submitted a case study for the future of finance accelerator update here if anyone hears back?
Point72 Diversity Accelerator
Hey, has anyone heard back yet from applying?
Point 72 Fundamental Researcher (Summer 2024) Internship
Applied to P72 FRG internship mid Aug this year. Received Hirevue and Criteria test earlier today. Second-year at target non-math/cs/stat major. Anyone have details? Role is obviously not geared towards quant but would love to know about interview questions/timeline in advance if anyone else did...
Point72 Experienced Academy Application
Anyone know how often you can apply to the Academy? They say they have 3 intakes a year, I got until the case stage but didn't get through. Was wondering if I could reapply. Thanks
Point72 Business School Placements?
Basically title, wondering how Point72 or other MMHFs place for b-schools, with longer-term goal in mind of joining a big LO fund afterwards.
Point72 Summer Academy Interview
Recently got advanced after speaking to the Academy Coach. My next 2 interviews are scheduled with investment professional development and Launchpoint. Does anyone know what the process will be like from this stage and what kind of questions I should expect? Thanks!
Recruiting Full-Time After P72/Citadel/Millenium SA?
Basically title - after a summer at a top MM, anecdotally, what type of places have you seen people go? Do a lot of people recruit FT for a SM or potentially MFPE? Or do people mainly stay on FT and climb the ladder? Any insights are helpful, cheers.
Point72 Academy 2023 Investment Analyst Program - San Francisco
I received an invite to complete a questionnaire. I'm wondering if this is a standard part of the application process for all applicants. Have any other applicants here received a similar invitation?
Point72 / BAM Model Test / trading intel
Hi everyone, I have an upcoming model test with Point72. I actually have some information on the test from a few years ago from a buddy but I'm really curious if the test has been changed at all since then or if it is similar to the old test (so that I know what to spend time practicing). I would...
Citadel Associate Program Quality vs. BB/EB summer analyst
I'm a student at a target with exploding offers at Citadel for their CAP summer associate program and at a top EB for summer 2024. I was initially interested in long-term value investing, and wanted to exit from EB to PE, then to HF, but this program seems interesting. It was surprisingly easy to...
Citadel CAP/Point72 Academy vs Top EB/BB
Refreshing this topic and currently deciding between top offers for banking vs. these training programs. Can anyone provide insight for which one is the best place to start a career.
What IBD Industry Team for L/S exit?
Hi all, I'm joining a BB bank and I am wondering which industry team is best to exit as a L/S Analyst at a Multi-Manager HF afterwards?
Point72 final round??
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them for an experienced analyst hire? Did the case study/debrief, met with 2 other PMs and the other analysts, and met with someone from management. It has been over a week since meeting with that person. It could be possible I got dinged, or they...
Point72 2023 Summer Academy Internship
For people who've made it past the resume shortlisting phase and have been sent the online questionnaire, any idea what rough word limits we should adhere to for the questions where there are no prescribed word limits? For context, there are 4 questions and 1 of them, specifies a 100-word limit, the...
Point72 - is it as good as it seems?
As someone who is pursuing IB but was always interested in the possibility founds on the buy-side, mainly PE and HF, was curious if the monkeys in the HF could give me some insight into Point72 from an insider's POV. I really like the idea of the academy and then working in small pods in the firm...
Point72 Experienced Academy - Case Study
Hey all, Anyone here applied to the P72 experienced academy, and got past the case study round? Did the case study as well, but didn't get through, and curious to see how those who did tackled the project. Happy to DM if you prefer to communicate privately, cheers in advance.
Point72 case study
In a week, I'm about to do a 7d case study on a publicly traded stock with a buy, hold, sell decision. Those who went thru same - how does the task look like? What do people expect? What are the next steps after the case study?
Point72 Academy - What to Include in the Notes to the Hiring Manager?
Is this a section to allow us to explain a little bit more about ourselves and provide a few of our prouder accomplishments, or is this literally there for logistics? It says "This is not a required field. If there are particular details, such as logistical considerations or competing offer...
2022: Multi-Manager (Citadel, Point72) vs Single Manager HF (Tiger, Coatue)
Hi WSO, I have a tough decision to make and would be beyond grateful for your advice. I have SA 2023 offers for a top multi-manager HF (Citadel, Point72, etc) and a top BB investment bank (GS/MS/JPM). My end goal is to work in public markets investing. This is my passion and I am certain. The only...
Point72 Academy Summer Internship Interview
Hi everybody, next week I will have the first-round interview for the P72 Academy Summer Internship. Has anyone already done it? Do you have any suggestions? Thanks
Poimt72 Academy Experienced Professionals Process
I applied for the Academy for 2022, and got my first case which is due on the 6th of May. Has anyone already gone through this part of the process and has information on what comes next after that? As well as timelines. Thanks to anyone who will help!
MMF Senior Analyst Base Scales - any firm bumps in 2022?
Anyone have any examples of firm-wide MMF analyst base scales getting raised across any large pod shops this year (because of inflation)? I'm talking about firm-wide level base bumps for experienced senior analysts, not 1-off "generous" PMs. The big MMFs have somehow maintained their similar...
Point72 - any offers received for upcoming graduates Sept/Oct apps?
Has anyone received an offer from Point72 for their Upcoming Graduates Academy (Sept/Oct applications)?
Why do P72 Analysts leave so quick?
I've been looking at P72 employment data on LinkedIn and noticed that many analysts decide to leave after only 1-2 years working at the firm. Not sure if that's normal in the HF industry or not, but does anyone know why this is the case whether it is an industry-wide problem or specific to P72? Am I...
Can I get into HBS or GSB
2 years at tier 1 investment banking in NY (GS, MS, JPM, Moelis, Lazard, Evercore, PJT etc..)Now at tier 1 Hedge Fund in NY on the investing side (Think Citadel, Mill, P72, DK, Silverpoint, Anchorage, Renaissance etc) Non-target ~3.3 GPA (have a very compelling reason). ...770 gmat. White male....
Can I get into Harvard or Stanford MBA
2 years at tier 1 investment banking in NY (Think GS TMT, MS M&A, Evercore, Moelis, PJT) Now at tier 1 Hedge Fund in NY on the investing side (Think Citadel, Mill, P72, DK, Silverpoint, Anchorage, Renaissance etc) Non-target ~3.0+ GPA (I don't like sharing personal stories but as a brief background...
Ambitious Japanese Boy
Hi, I'm an ambitious japanese boy in Tokyo, currently in a third year of top private university in Tokyo. I want get some advises on my career path to be a partner of BBs or Private Equity for NYC or LDN in th future. For my options I have 1) Sales in JPM or CS 2) IBD in BofA, 3) Point72 academy...
Point72 Experienced Analyst Interview Process
Hey all, I have an interview with P72 for an analyst role (2 years of IB experience in the same sector). Curious as to what I should expect? Not through an external recruiter, had one of their BD people reach out to schedule a call with a PM. Any advice / guidance would be much appreciated. For...
Point72 Academy SA 2022
Did anyone hear back from P72's 2022 Academy SA yet? Did the first two rounds and not sure how the timeline runs.
Point72 Spring 2021 Experienced Academy Interview MegaThread
Figured many people are on the same boat, so wanted to start a thread. Has anyone received the HireVue yet?
Point72 Market Intelligence Summer 2021 Internship Launch Call
Hi everyone, I am very new here since my background is more tech/science-oriented. I am a STEM major at an ivy league school, and am primarily recruiting for AI/data science roles. Recently, I got invited to the internship launch call for Market Intelligence Point72. I found there is not much info...
Common techniques to contain portfolio volatility and DDs at MM platforms (Millennium/Citadel/P72 or similar)
Would someone with actual work experience at a MM platform (Millennium/Citadel/P72/BAM or similar) be kind enough to offer a high-level overview of common techniques that are used to contain (a) portfolio volatility and (b) draw downs, to the platform's required parameters for a pod? I am thinking...
Wonderlic Tests
Does anyone know what the typical passing scores are for the Wonderlic for the big multi manager hedge funds? I know online it says 29 is average for an investment analyst but I would have to think the big funds would have high strict cut offs. For example, would somewhere around a 40 be considered...
Point72 London SA 2021
Thought I would start this thread since applications are already open. Does anyone know if they are following the US recruiting timeline?
Point72 Asset Management: 2020 Proprietary Researcher Summer Internship
Did anyone do the first round online interview? How was it? Is it mostly behavioral or technical questions?
Point 72 Academy 2019 Recruiting
Hello everyone, Just trying to get a feel for Point 72's Academy 2019 recruitment process. I submitted my resume and got Hirevue a day later. After completing the Hirevue I was then invited to an "exclusive summer networking night" at Point 72's office in NYC . The invitation said the event will...
Bridgewater vs AQR vs Point72
Hello there - what is the fundamental difference between Bridgewater, AQR and Point72 besides the AUM? I am more interested in how these 3 funds are fundamentally different and how a potential investor decides to invest in, let's say, Bridgewater vs AQR vs Point72. Thanks!
Cohen Private Ventures (Point72)
Cohen Private Ventures (CPV) is the private investment arm of Point72 (new SAC Capital ) that invests in a variety of private markets. couple Q's: - any idea if this is totally secluded from the broader P72 firm or integrated? (i.e., are you really part of P72 or is this run in it's own building...
Point72 Academy Superday - London
Hi All, As a bit of background I am applying for the London Academy role. I am aware there have been posts on the topic in the past but I haven't found one with even a short description of the superday's structure. Wondering if anyone can share their experience on the structure, be it for the SA or...
Point72 Aperio Test
I applied for the Aperio internship and received an email to take an assessment that's supposed to take about 20 minutes to complete. I'm a CS student and the role is for their Aperio team (data science/machine learning). Any idea what I should expect? I'm not familiar with this process – any...
Point72 Interview Process - Thoughts?
Hi All! I have a first round at Point72 coming up in a couple weeks. Does anyone have any insight on the point72 interview process? This would be for an Analyst role. Thank you!!
Everpoint vs Point72
Hello - just wondering if anyone knows the difference between point72 (formerly SAC ) vs Everpoint Asset Management . According to Google, they seem to be all under the same umbrella (Cohen's family office) though there must be some separation between what each of them do. Does anyone know and can...
Entry Level Buy-Side Position
Point72 offers a program known as the Point72 academy (https://www.point72.com/careers/campus-point72-ac…). It is essentially a 15-month crash course for college graduates to the buy side. I was wondering if anyone is aware of any similar entry level programs that the big asset managers/HFs offer?
Who is left at Point72 / SAC Capital?
I keep coming across articles of senior people leaving Steve Cohen's Point72. Who is left? Did any of the big PMs stick around? this article includes a long list of deparatures... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-03/point72-s-peter-nussbaum-to-le…
Point72 AM vs. BB IBD
Hey Monkeys, Interviewing with Point72 and the top BBs in the next few weeks and was wondering how you would think about which option to take. For someone interested in investing in the long term, at what point would you take a BB over P72 in terms of bank/group/exit opps etc? How do you think...
SAC Capital vs. Other Hedge Funds
Hi guys, Newbie here. First post. Thanks in advance for helping me understand the following: 1. Who are SAC Capital (Steven Cohen)'s competitors? By capital base, perhaps, Greenlight Capital (David Eihorn), Pershing Square (Bill Ackman)? What about by some other measures?
Point72 Undergrad Recruiting and Internship Reputation
Just saw that Point72 is recruiting college seniors with a training program. Would you guys do this? What's your opinion on the firm? As a current senior in college, do you think I should look into this? Point72 Internship Career Reputation When considering a Point72 Internship, the 2008 insider...
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