Steve Cohen Prepares Return With Help of Big Brother Oversight

  • Cohen’s Stamford Harbor boasts 50-member compliance team
  • Some long-term traders have bristled under increased scrutiny
Traders at Steve Cohen’s new hedge fund will face increased scrutiny. Bloomberg’s Jason Kelly reports.(Source: Bloomberg)
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Behind Steve Cohen’s hedge fund comeback is Big Brother.

Inside what will be his Stamford Harbor Capital sits a command center in the middle of the trading floor. There, a 50-member compliance team is strategically positioned to listen in on traders’ conversations in real time, comb through emails for suspicious language and even veto job candidates.