A revealing expose by one of today's most
controversial and successful short sellers According to
a 1998 New York Times article, ''Satanism has a better
reputation in financial circles than does short-selling
...The controversy over Mr. Asensio is reigniting the
debate over short-selling and the role it plays in the
stock market, a debate that stretches back to Jesse
Livermore.'' Manuel Asensio has taken this debate to a
whole new level, not only short-selling deceptive
companies but also researching and publicly exposing
them. Each time Asensio practices his type of aggressive
short selling he is branded ''the Devil's own Trader,''
but time and again his unpopular assessments have proved
dead on the money. ''Sold Short reads like an
action-packed and gripping detective story, exposing
shocking and criminal tales that make the Hollywood
scandal sheets look like a high school pantomime.
Asensio is a brave and heroic bullfighter who dares to
go up against the global stampede of the wildest bull
market. He courageously nails down, one by one, grossly
overvalued and corrupt companies.''-Tony Shafrazi, Tony
Shafrazi Gallery, New York ''Sold Short is a rip-roaring
ride through the netherworld of short selling. Part
comedy, part tragedy, part horror flick, Asensio
uncovers a world that would be ripe for sitcom portrayal
where big-name fund managers dress in drag, buy silly
stocks, but (and here's the tragedy) lose millions. If
short selling is up your alley, you shouldn't miss this
book. And if you'd sooner die than go short, you should
read this book to make sure one of your longs isn't made
of fool's gold.''-Parker Quillen, Quilcap Corp. |
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