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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SAC Capital Raises Stake in TiVo, Inc. (TIVO) to 5.18%
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SAC Capital Shows New 5.43% Stake in Digital River, Inc. (DRIV)
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Annies, Inc. (BNNY) to 5.04%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in GenOn Energy (GEN) to 4.75%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG) to 5%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Aeropostale (ARO) to 5.06%
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SAC's Cohen Becomes Subject of SEC Probe
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Shaw Group, Inc. (SHAW) to 5.03%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Ciena Corporation (CIEN) to 5.24%
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SAC Capital Shows New 5.79% Stake in Dillards, Inc. (DDS)
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SAC Capital Shows New 5.04% Stake in Zillow (Z)
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Sequenom, Inc. (SQNM) to 5.35%
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SAC Capital Shows New 415k Shares Stake in Yelp (YELP)
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Western Refining (WNR) to 5.35%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Movado Group, Inc. (MOV) to 5.11%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Accretive Health (AH) to 5.04%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Boosts Stake in Walter Energy (WLT) to 4.90%
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SAC Capital Shows New 5.16% Stake in Santarus, Inc. (SNTS)
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Higher as Cohen's SAC Capital Says Co. in 'Undervalued'
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Select Comfort Corp (SCSS) to 5.02%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIA) to 4.9%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Lowers Stake in Annies (BNNY) to 4.03%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Raises Stake in OCZ Technology Group (OCZ) to 5.5%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Boosts Stake in MedAssets (MDAS) to 5.6%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN) to 5.3%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Shows New 4.84% Stake in Annies, Inc. (BNNY)
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Cohen's SAC Capital Boosts Stake in GNC Holdings (GNC) to 5.49%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN) to 3.98%
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Cohen's SAC Capital Shows New 6.2% Stake in Hyatt Hotels (H)
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) to 5.6%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Dynavax Technologies Corporation (DVAX) to 6.2%
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SAC Capital's Steve Cohen Had Phones Wire-Tapped by the Fed's - Fox Business
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Large Hedge Fund Getting Hit on Gilead (GILD) News
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Cohen's SAC Capital Shows New 5.4% Stake in Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) to 4.9%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) to 4.9%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (PEET) to 5.72%
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Cheniere (LNG) Pops Higher on Boosted SAC Capital Stake
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) to 5.7%
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Big Hedge Funds are Moving Cash into Housing... Really??
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in Validus Holdings Ltd. (VR) 200% to 5.2%
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SAC Capital Raises Stake in GNC Holdings (GNC) to 4.8%
