SAC Capital Advisors
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SAC Capital Advisors was a prominent hedge fund founded by Steven A. Cohen, known for its aggressive trading strategies and later infamous for a major insider trading scandal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hedge fund
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investment management firm ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. hedge fund crackdown on insider trading
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insider trading prosecutions of employees ⓘ |
| businessModel |
allocating capital to internal portfolio managers
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commissioning fundamental research from analysts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employed |
Steven A. Cohen
NERFINISHED
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portfolio managers ⓘ research analysts ⓘ traders ⓘ |
| facedAllegationOf | insider trading ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Steven A. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
high-performance hedge fund
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highly secretive trading operation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Greenwich, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
finance
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hedge fund industry ⓘ |
| investmentStrategy |
event-driven strategies
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long/short equity ⓘ macro trading ⓘ multi-strategy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive trading strategies
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high-frequency trading ⓘ insider trading scandal ⓘ short-term trading ⓘ |
| legalForm | limited partnership ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive coverage in financial press
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subject of books and articles on Wall Street misconduct ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
closure to outside investors
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criminal charges against the firm ⓘ federal insider trading investigation ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
futures markets
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global financial markets ⓘ options markets ⓘ public equity markets ⓘ |
| owner | Steven A. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pleaded | guilty to insider trading charges ⓘ |
| receivedPenalty | multi-billion dollar fine ⓘ |
| regulator |
U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanction | bar from managing outside money for a period ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Point72 Asset Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
active in the 1990s
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active in the 2000s ⓘ active in the early 2010s ⓘ |
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