James Chanos is well known for his specialization in short-selling. One of the best known examples was his prediction on the fall of Enron Corp, before it filled for bankruptcy in 2001. In order to understand how he made his prediction here is an excerpt from a prepared statement that … Read More
Jim Chanos: “Being Short With A Good Short Seller Who’s Producing Nominally Minor Positive Returns In A Bull Market Enables You To Be More Long”
One of our favorite Jim Chanos interviews is one he did with FT Alphachatterbox in which he explained how short selling provides ‘long-side’ investors with an insurance policy saying: “Being short with a good short seller who’s producing nominally minor positive returns in a bull market enables you to be … Read More
How to Succeed in Investing, and Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Analysts – James Chanos
I recently read an interview with James Chanos, which was conducted by The Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing, in the Spring of 2012. James Chanos is the founder and Managing Partner of Kynikos Associates, a firm he founded in 1985. Throughout his career, Chanos has identified and sold short the … Read More
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