5 Most Successful Short Sellers of All Time

In this article we discuss the 5 most successful short sellers of all time. If you want to read our detailed analysis of these short investors, go directly to the 10 Most Successful Short Sellers of All Time.

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5. Steve Eisman

American businessman and investor Steve Eisman ranks 5^th on the list of the most successful short sellers of all time. During the collapse of the US housing bubble in 2007 – 2008, Eisman profited by shorting collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). He became renowned for his bet against CDOs at Greenwich, Connecticut-based FrontPoint Partners LLC, a unit of Morgan Stanley. By 2010, Eisman managed over $1 billion for FrontPoint.

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