About this episode
Marc Cohodes shares his experiences and challenges as a short seller exposing fraudulent companies.
Marc Cohodes made a living exposing fraudulent companies, and profiting when their stock prices collapsed. But the life of a short seller is spent on a high wire because executives willing to engage in fraud don't play by the rules when their freedom is at stake. Marc tells the stories of the adversity he's faced holding public companies accountable. Marc recounts the war stories from his shorts of iomega, TCBY, Lernout & Hauspie, Novastar Financial, Jos. A Bank, Bally Manufacturing, Di...
People in this episode
Guest: Marc Cohodes
Topics covered
- short selling
- fraud exposure
- stock market
- corporate accountability
- investment strategies
Keywords
- short selling
- fraud
- stock collapse
- investment
- corporate fraud
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: iomega, TCBY, Lernout & Hauspie, Novastar Financial, Jos. A Bank, Bally Manufacturing
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