Short selling
Borrowing to sell what you do not own; a small literature because few practitioners write, and the ones who do are usually defending themselves.
7 books · 8 people behind it
Start here
- The Big ShortMichael Lewis, 2010
- The Art of Short SellingKathryn F. Staley, 1997
- Fooling Some of the People All of the TimeDavid Einhorn, 2008
The people behind it 8
Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.
Investors 3
Academics 1
Journalists 4
Edwin Lefevre1 book here
Michael Lewis1 book here
Bethany McLeannamed in their tagsGZ
Gregory Zuckermannamed in their tagsBooks 7
Edwin Lefevre · 1923 · Jesse Livermore's bear raids; still the most quoted trading book.
David Einhorn · 2008 · Greenlight's Allied Capital short, documented at book length.
Michael Lewis · 2010 · The subprime short as a case study in conviction and carry cost.
Kathryn F. Staley · 1997 · The standard how-to on finding and sizing short candidates.
T3 Sold Short
Manuel P. Asensio, Jack Barth · 2001 · An activist short seller's account of his campaigns.
Frank J. Fabozzi · 2004 · Edited academic collection on the mechanics and evidence.
Richard Sauer · 2010 · A former SEC lawyer on naked shorting and the fights around it.