The good, the bad, and the dangerous … of short selling.
First is a piece that sounds like it was inspired by Planet Money’s two-part series.
In Praise of Short Sellers (Surowiecki, TheNew Yorker)
First, though: In another universe, a long time ago (September 2008), Planet Money began its podcast.
In Defense of Short Selling
Catch It This Weekend: ‘Naked Short Selling’
Listen Up: Naked Short Selling, Meet Moral Hazard (Planet Money)
Now you SEC me, now you don’t (This American Life)
Getting back to today (2015, but before the New Yorker piece), here are the two episode on short-selling, Planet Money’s latest addition to the “if we do it we will learn” series of projects (a.k.a. buy gold, make a T-shirt, and now borrow a stock to short sell it).
Shorter, radio-friendly versions:
The Spicy History Of Short Selling Stocks — for fun … and profit?
Winning At Short Selling May Not Be A Reason To Celebrate
What Does NPR’s Planet Money Team Have In Common With George Soros? — the outcome
Podcast versions:
The Very First Short
We’re Short America
The Spicy History Of Short Selling Stocks — for fun … and profit?
Winning At Short Selling May Not Be A Reason To Celebrate
What Does NPR’s Planet Money Team Have In Common With George Soros? — the outcome
Podcast versions:
The Very First Short
We’re Short America
Here’s an “insider’s” look at those commentaries.
TraderMike – My Thoughts on Planet Money’s short-selling stories