The Business Edge

GameStop, Short Selling, and the Madness of Crowds

Feliciano School of Business

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Todd Federman, MBA, is an Instructional Specialist in the Economics Department at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University.  In this podcast episode  he explains how a short sale works, discuss the various players involved and share some historical examples that look remarkably similar to GameStop.

Prior to teaching, Mr. Federman had a 25 year Wall Street trading career. Short selling stocks was an integral part of his business.