I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the deepest part of my bones that short-selling plays the role of real-time financial watchdog. It's one of the few checks and balances in the market.

Chanos (born 1957) is an American hedge fund manager and is president and founder of Kynikos Associates a New York City investment company that is focused on short selling. He questioned the stability of Chinese economy stating that historically analogous evidence points especially to a housing bubble mentioning commercial real estate in particular. James S.

James S. Chanos (born 1957) is an American hedge fund manager and is president and founder of Kynikos Associates a New York City investment company that is focused on short selling.