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John Hempton on Greensill, Archegos and What It's Like To Short Right Now

John Hempton on Greensill, Archegos and What It's Like To Short Right Now

FromOdd Lots


John Hempton on Greensill, Archegos and What It's Like To Short Right Now

FromOdd Lots

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's a weird moment for the markets. The big stock indices are near all time highs. And yet there have been some high profile meltdowns and blowups. There was the collapse of the vendor financing firm Greensill. And there was the wipeout of the Bill Hwang fortune. Meanwhile, numerous SPACs and other speculative stocks have been getting clobbered. So we talked to short seller John Hempton, the CIO and co-founder of Bronte Capital, for an explanation of what's really going on.
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Released:
Apr 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway analyze the weird patterns, the complex issues and the newest market crazes. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday for interviews with the most interesting minds in finance, economics and markets.