Cubist used to be a good place - Research Analyst Point72 Employee Review

1.0
Jan 27, 2018
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Pros

It use to be a good place with good management, and fare compensation. A place where you could stay and make your career.

Cons

Too much pressure to perform has lead to environment of paranoia. Senior management has stopped caring. Salaries have lagged the market. They promise a lot, but always fail to deliver. Old creaking infrastructure. Culture is toxic, and it's hard to trust people around you. It use to be a low turnover, but it has shot through the roof in last few years. The model has changed to IP gathering. Hire people learn what they know, and then force them out.

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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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