Great company, great people - Quantitative Research Analyst Point72 Employee Review

5.0
Nov 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I work for Cubist (Point72's quant arm). I joined the company as a junior research analyst after getting my Ph.D. - People here are extremely helpful and talented. You would get help whenever you need it, from your manager, mentor, colleague, and even the CEO, which is especially important to a junior person like me. - You got chances to do interesting projects that are at the core of the trading business. If you love finance research, this is the place to go - the environment is similar to academia; plus, you can see the real impact of your research. - Employee benefits are awesome. You get free insurance for the family - medical, dental, and vision.

Cons

To be honest, I have nothing to complain about. It has been 1.5 years, and never have I regretted my decision since I joined the firm.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Excellect company culture, beautiful offices, very good compensation and benefits, amazing opportunities for professional development

Cons

Very fast paced and innovative with high expectations, if you aren't a fast learner and highly adaptive you won't last here. It's a hedge fund so be prepared for some serious egos, but generally speaking the people are quite nice. They don't have a CFO, so it sometimes feels like central coordination/strategy is lacking to the back office finance function.

4.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Smart people always willing to help Great benefits/pay/lunch stipend etc. Collegiate environment, most analysts are in their mid- late-20's

Cons

Work can become repetitive - same coverage for multiple years at a time speaking to the same people Limited work life balance (but its a hedge fund so you should expect that going in) A lot of micromanagement/bureaucracy. Too many cooks in the kitchen overseeing work, can make the research process tedious

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