short seller
Americannoun
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Many believe a female short seller in HBO’s “Industry” is loosely based on her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
She realized she could flip the script: The same forensic analysis skills she had once used as a short seller could be used to send stocks higher by jostling for changes from within.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
SoFi stock has fallen 40% this year as of Wednesday’s close of trading, weighed down by a brutal market for fintech and allegations of accounting mishandling by the short seller Muddy Waters Research.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
Reports of an ongoing probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission and multiple short seller reports, most recently at the end of March, also have shaken investor confidence.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Short selling does become a wrong when and to the extent that the methods and intent of the short seller are wrong.
From The New York Stock Exchange and Public Opinion Remarks at Annual Dinner, Association of Stock Exchange Brokers, Held at the Astor Hotel, New York, January 24, 1917 by Otto Hermann Kahn
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