Becoming a Hedge Fund Analyst: Inside Point72 Academy

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Becoming a Hedge Fund Analyst: Inside Point72 Academy episodes

September 25, 2025 Why Become a Hedge Fund Analyst
Whether you’re a student, professional, or just curious about life on the buy-side, this conversation will give you an in-depth look at one of the most competitive roles in finance and help you decide if this career is right for you.

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31 min
May 23, 2025 Applying a STEM Degree to Investing
Join our host, a former senior analyst with a PhD in STEM, as she talks with our investment analysts about how they transitioned from STEM fields to finance through the Point72 Academy—learning to build investment theses, analyze market trends, and make decisions with incomplete information. Learn more at point72.com/point72-academy
27 min
December 23, 2024 Steve Cohen on How to Build Your Investing Career: Part Two
Hear Point72 CEO Steve Cohen share how candidates stand out and the resources and development programs we offer talent to hone their investing skills in this continuation of our episode hosted by Harry Schwefel, our Co-Chief Investment Officer.
16 min
November 27, 2024 Steve Cohen on How to Build Your Investing Career: Part One
Hear from Steve Cohen, founder and CEO of Point72, as he discusses the mindset of successful investors and how we empower talent to build enduring careers with us.

22 min
September 25, 2024 Your Guide to the Point72 Academy Summer Internship
Get a glimpse of our eight-week summer internship through the lens of four 2024 Point72 Academy Summer Interns. We asked them to share their opinion on what it’s like to work on an investing team, interviewing tips for aspiring candidates, and how this experience shaped their future careers.
22 min
April 30, 2024 How Analysts Get Hired at Point72
Our Business Development team shares how to stand out during the hiring process, the qualities they look for in analysts, and how we help analysts become PMs.
16 min
February 27, 2024 Point72 Academy Around the World
Point72 Academy Director Jaimi Goodfriend asks three Academy graduates about how the Academy prepared them to be investment analysts and what the culture is like in our London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo offices.

24 min
January 25, 2024 How Analysts Build Their Skills
Ever wondered how hedge fund analysts train themselves to generate new ideas? Hear two Point72 Academy graduates share their paths from Academy Associates to idea generators and learn from one seasoned investment professional turned coach about what he thinks matters in an analyst’s career development.

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21 min
December 19, 2023 Earning a Place on an Investing Team
How does an Academy Associate earn an analyst seat? Jean Horenstein, an investment coach for the Point72 Academy, asks one of our PMs and two of his analysts about why they chose each other as teammates and how to stand out during PM rotations.

24 min
November 22, 2023 How I Prepared for the Point72 Academy
Three Academy Associates—Martin, Cherry, and Victor— join Brian Mulvihill, Academy coach, to share their interviewing tips, why they chose a career in investing, and the habits they’ve incorporated into their routines to set themselves up for career success.

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27 min

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