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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.

28 May 2023

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?

03 Apr 2023

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...

21 Mar 2023

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...

12 Mar 2023

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.

09 Mar 2023

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?

18 Feb 2023

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...

22 Jan 2023

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...

04 Dec 2022

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...

12 Oct 2022

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.

14 Sep 2022

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?

18 Jul 2022

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...

17 May 2022

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...

07 May 2022

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

05 May 2022

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!

03 May 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...

03 May 2022

Has anyone received an offer from Point72 for their Upcoming Graduates Academy (Sept/Oct applications)?

06 Dec 2021

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...

22 Nov 2021

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 ~3.0+ GPA (I don't like sharing personal stories but as a brief...

08 Sep 2021

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...

08 Sep 2021

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...

06 Jul 2021

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...

23 Jun 2021

Did anyone hear back from P72's 2022 Academy SA yet? Did the first two rounds and not sure how the timeline runs.

29 Apr 2021

Figured many people are on the same boat, so wanted to start a thread. Has anyone received the HireVue yet?

17 Mar 2021

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...

31 Oct 2020

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...

24 Aug 2020

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...

09 Aug 2020

Thought I would start this thread since applications are already open. Does anyone know if they are following the US recruiting timeline?

11 Apr 2020

Did anyone do the first round online interview? How was it? Is it mostly behavioral or technical questions?

05 Nov 2019

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...

15 Jun 2018

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!

19 Apr 2018

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 with...

17 Jul 2017

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...

09 Oct 2016

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...

27 Sep 2016

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!!

02 Apr 2016

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...

31 Mar 2016

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?

19 Mar 2016

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…

10 Jan 2015

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...

09 Jan 2015

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?

06 Nov 2014

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...

31 Aug 2014