Short-selling
‘Trading on hype’: Investors bet against nuclear despite big tech interest
Hype around the energy needs of artificial intelligence and nuclear power has prompted local investors to bet against Australian uranium miners.
- by Kayla Olaya
Latest
Short sellers bet against green minerals boom as prices plunge
Half of the 10 most shorted stocks on the ASX are involved in battery minerals or electrification as investors become increasingly bearish on the sector.
- by Millie Muroi
‘Ponzi-like’: Wall Street titan loses $15b in one day after short-seller attack
Carl Icahn, the famed activist investor who’s made a career out of starting corporate brawls, is on the receiving end this time.
- by Bre Bradham and Tom Maloney
Lithium in short sellers’ sights as Hindenburg blows up tech stock
As Block fends off explosive allegations from short sellers Hindenburg Research, data illustrates how some sectors are attracting the interest of investors who are shorting.
- by Clancy Yeates
Explainer
Investing
From Gosling to GameStop, ‘shorting’ is having a moment. But what exactly is it?
Shorting someone of change is pretty clearly a bad thing – but what about “shorting” a company?
- by Millie Muroi
No longer a dirty word: Retail investors discover ‘shorting’ stocks
Amid a market rout in some sectors, social media-engaged investors are beginning to ask about how they can short shares – but it’s not without risk.
- by Sarah Danckert
Exclusive
Magellan Financial Group
‘We made so much money’: Investor banks $15m from shorting Magellan
Tribeca Investment Partners started short-selling Magellan shares in the middle of last year because it said the stock was over-priced and underperforming. However, the leadership crisis has sent the stock price tumbling even further.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Global carbon tax could turbocharge ‘green shorting’, ethical funds say
Australian Ethical’s head of research Stuart Palmer says there are a number of factors, including the introduction of a cross-border carbon tax, that would make betting against heavy emitters’ stocks more attractive.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Opinion
Wall Street
The ‘long squeeze’: Reddit crowd could be trapped by the share frenzy they created
The latest attempt by US retail investors to squeeze short-sellers is producing some peculiar outcomes, including a squeeze on the investors themselves.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Wall Street
The latest popular delusion on Wall Street may not end well
First there was GameStop, then a cryptocurrency boom and bust and now there’s AMC, the latest Wall Street frenzy that could end very badly for investors.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
ASIC hits flame-throwing short sellers with a soft feather
ASIC’s attempts to address the more aggressive activist short attacks on Australian listed companies is something of a Hail Mary and not much of a concession to the anti-short lobby.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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