shorting

The Australian market is uniquely concentrated. The top end of the index is dominated by a few big companies, and that’s supported by a long tail of small positions....

In our inaugural podcast for 2020, I sit down with Peter Stevens, Investment Analyst at Frazis Capital, to discuss the lessons we’ve taken to heart from last year and...

As you likely know, short selling is a trading strategy that involves borrowing and then selling shares in a business, with the aim of buying them back and returning...

On recent trips to the local supermarket you begin to notice that the cost of the shopping appears to be getting a little more expensive. Friends have been talking...

Let’s start by defining what a recession actually is. Google’s dictionary defines it as ‘a period of temporary economic decline during which trading and industrial...

In my last Livewire post, I commented that The Vega Fund would be looking closely at economic data over the coming months to determine whether it should remain long...

Most investors place their bets on share prices rising. There is a lot less focus placed on shorting, the betting that share prices will decline. Shorting is done by...

By now most of the Livewire readers will be aware of the battle between Blue Sky (BLA) and the US short seller, Glaucus. I thought it may be worth penning a wire as I...