Dont overcomplicate things: 1. Sell short stock in X. 2. Put out a fake, negative press release. 3. Buy back shares at a huge profit. For prior example,

Dont overcomplicate things: 1. Sell short stock in X. 2. Put out a fake, negative press release. 3. Buy back shares at a huge profit. For prior example, see: http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/technology/apple/ http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/technology/apple/ In case you are wondering, this is, in fact, very illegal. (edit: formatting)