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My name is Tobias Bosler, and I have been,
for many years, a short seller. Most people invest
thinking a share price will rise. {\an8}A short seller differs from an investor
by making money when a share price falls {\an8}and loses money when it increases. The narrative
that's given around short sellers is that they're there to just drive
the share prices down on companies to seek a profit. Certain areas of the investment community
would probably view short sellers as loosely affiliated
with some sort of financial terrorist. Now, the reality of the situation {\an8}is that most short sellers
would take a short position {\an8}because they think fundamentally
a stock is overvalued
for many years, a short seller. Most people invest
thinking a share price will rise. {\an8}A short seller differs from an investor
by making money when a share price falls {\an8}and loses money when it increases. The narrative
that's given around short sellers is that they're there to just drive
the share prices down on companies to seek a profit. Certain areas of the investment community
would probably view short sellers as loosely affiliated
with some sort of financial terrorist. Now, the reality of the situation {\an8}is that most short sellers
would take a short position {\an8}because they think fundamentally
a stock is overvalued
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My name is Tobias Bosler,
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and I have been,
for many years, a short seller.
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Most people invest
thinking a share price will rise.
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{\an8}A short seller differs from an investor
by making money when a share price falls
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{\an8}and loses money when it increases.
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The narrative
that's given around short sellers
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is that they're there to just drive
the share prices down on companies
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to seek a profit.
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Certain areas of the investment community
would probably view short sellers
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as loosely affiliated
with some sort of financial terrorist.
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Now, the reality of the situation
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{\an8}is that most short sellers
would take a short position
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{\an8}because they think fundamentally
a stock is overvalued.
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Upstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud.
