short seller

American  

noun

Finance.

1. a person, as a speculator, who sells short.

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Other Word Forms

• short selling noun

Example Sentences

Famed short seller Jim Chanos ignited discourse last month when he shared that his firm, Kynikos Associates, had closed out its pair trade on Strategy.

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Short seller Jim Chanos said earlier this month that he expected the metric to fall to 1, which would indicate the market values Strategy stock at the same price as its underlying Bitcoin holdings after accounting for debt.

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It also specifically pushed back against fears—promoted by famed short seller Michael Burry—that the usable life of its hardware might be overstated.

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It also specifically pushed back against fears—promoted by famed short seller Michael Burry—that the usable life of its hardware might be overstated.

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However, short seller Hindenburg Research published a report that November accusing the company of “systematically scamming taxpayer-funded healthcare programs,” which included abusing a COVID-era waiver to commit Medicare fraud.

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