Short Seller Carson Block Fires Back at NYSE's ‘Un-American’ Jab
- ‘The suppression of critical thought is icky and un-American’
- NYSE, Nasdaq suggest short sellers should face more disclosure
Carson Block, chief investment officer and founder at Muddy Waters Capital, defends short-sellers, saying they are the ultimate seekers of truth. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julia Chatterley on 'Bloomberg Markets.' (Source: Bloomberg)
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Famed short seller Carson Block fired back at NYSE Group Inc. President Tom Farley after the exchange executive this week said short selling “feels kind of icky and un-American.”
“I take issue with that,” Block, founder of Muddy Waters Capital, told Julia Chatterley in a Bloomberg TV interview. “The suppression of critical thought is icky and un-American.”