That Soros shorted the pound? It's well documented https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday Shorting in

That Soros shorted the pound? It's well documented https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Wednesday Shorting in itself isn't all evil. It prevents stock from ballooning too hard. It's very risky since in case you lose, your losses can be astronomical.