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Point72 hires Citadel’s former head of algo trading

Hire comes as founder Steve Cohen plans a return to managing external money with a new multibillion-dollar fund

Point72 hires Citadel’s former head of algo trading

Point72 Asset Management, the family office of the high-profile investor Steven Cohen, has made a senior trading hire as it prepares to open itself up to managing third-party money.

Jerrell Watts joined Point72 as its New York-based head of algorithmic trading last month, according to his LinkedIn profile. The move was first reported by efinancialcareers.

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