Are Activist Short Sellers Just Talking Their Own Book?
Short selling involves borrowing and then selling shares, placing a bet that they can later be bought back more cheaply to cover what the short seller had borrowed. Activist short sellers go a step further. As the name implies, they actively influence the market in stocks they have taken a position, typically by releasing reports containing information detrimental to the public companies. The activists typically add to their positions just prior to the release of their rep

