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Monday, May 16, 2016

'It's a bit like solving a puzzle': How one of the world's top short sellers brings down companies

Carson Block thinks before he speaks. The founder and head of Muddy Waters Research has shorted everything from fraudulent Chinese forestry giant Sino-Forest to his most recent target, a regional bank called Bank of the Ozarks. The process of finding and researching these shorts is a massive undertaking, Block told Business Insider. It's also exciting. "It's a bit like solving a puzzle," Block told us. "You're really trying to find the pieces and how they match together to make a clear picture of just what the company is doing." Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: FORMER GREEK FINANCE MINISTER: The single largest threat to the global economy


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