ALEX BRUMMER: Generation ‘Y’ takes on the short-sellers 

Fans of the raunchy BBC series Industry cannot but be astonished about how dealing room culture turns freshly-minted graduates into trading fiends in a matter of days.  Now, ‘Generation Y’ is taking its revenge on a Wall Street and City habit of fixing the money-making machine in its favour. The social media site Reddit, a … Read more

Royal Mail sends short-sellers packing as shares surge

Hedge funds caught out by Royal Mail’s share price rally as company surprises market with performance during coronavirus By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 12 September 2020 Hedge funds have been caught out by Royal Mail’s share price rally after the company surprised the … Read more

Are short-sellers retail investors’ worst enemy or best friend?

Are short-sellers retail investors’ worst enemy or best friend? It’s been left to hedge funds to stop firms ‘cooking the books’, says ALEX SEBASTIAN By Alex Sebastian for This is Money Published: 14:57 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 14:57 BST, 23 June 2020 The Wirecard scandal has become the latest chapter in a long … Read more

Short-sellers prey on firms raising cash to beat coronavirus

Stock market speculators attempting to cash in on turmoil at British companies raising money from investors to survive coronavirus pandemic By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 June 2020 Stock market speculators are attempting to cash in on turmoil at the British companies raising … Read more