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You say that like it's some gotchya, but someone who felt the bank wasn't in a good financial position would naturally short it. This just means the guy put his
by tedivm 4y ago
You say that like it's some gotchya, but someone who felt the bank wasn't in a good financial position would naturally short it. This just means the guy put his money where his mouth is.
- dtech 4y agoIt's beneficial for someone who is shorting a stock to put out negative press about the company. It's basically the modus operandi of some hedge funds. I also don't get the gotcha though. As long as it's disclosed and the facts are true I don't see the problem.
- bmitc 4y agoI assume it's going to be much, much riskier to rely on sentiment affects of an article rather than valid research when shorting.
- mlyle 4y ago> It's beneficial for ... It's beneficial for anyone has a thesis that a stock is mispriced to: * Take a position (short or long) that will take advantage of the mispricing * Broadly communicate this thesis after taking the position