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Chanos: A Short in an Aging Bull Market Sees Assets Fall

The famed short-seller discloses $2.5 billion in assets, down from $4 billion last year. It looks bad, but don’t write him off yet.

By Stephen Taub Stephen Taub
April 6, 2015
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James Chanos of Kynikos Associates (Bloomberg)

Let’s face it. Shorting in a bull market that is now in its seventh year is not exactly the easiest road to riches.

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