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Short Selling is Public Service- Why the Villains of Wall Street Are the Only Ones Keeping It Honest

Short Selling is Public Service: Why the “Villains” of Wall Street Are the Only Ones Keeping It Honest

Investing, Financial Markets, Long/Short, Trading

There is a strange ritual that plays out every time a stock collapses after a short seller publishes a report. The company screams manipulation. Retail investors cry foul. Politicians call for investigations. Cable news anchors furrow their brows and ask whether short selling should be banned altogether. And then, quietly, months later, the SEC opens […]

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From Cannibals to Zombies- Shorting Companies That Shouldn't Exist

From Cannibals to Zombies: Shorting Companies That Shouldn’t Exist

Long/Short, Analysis & Valuation, Contrarian Investing, Investment Strategies

In biology, there is a concept called apoptosis. It is the programmed death of a cell. The cell receives a signal, and it quietly dismantles itself from within. No drama. No inflammation. Just an orderly exit so the organism can keep functioning. It is one of the most elegant processes in nature, and it happens

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