Daniel Moser

Should the SEC Force Hedge Funds to Disclose Short Positions?

I would like to take this time to comment that naked short selling should have never been allowed in the first place. It makes zero logical sense to me. Having said that I am quite frankly excited about the short selling disclosure requirement. There are several hedge funds that I admire that engage in short selling. I think this disclosure requirement will provide a great learning opportunity for students of finance to gain some insight and starting points for why some funds short. How could you turn down the opportunity to attempt to find out what Jim Chanos is thinking? This is a great thing if you are interested in investing.