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James Chanos

James Chanos

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.

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Chanos' Kynikos Cuts Stakes In Citi, J.P. Morgan

Jim Chanos' Kynikos Associates LP on Tuesday disclosed it scaled back stakes in Citigroup and J.

P. Morgan Chase & Co. during the first quarter. Kynikos cut its stake in Citi to 104,700 shares in the first quarter from 170,600 shares in the previous period and lowered its J.P. Morgan stake to 91,600 shares from 145,200. Kynikos also completely divested shares in Boeing Co. , Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc....

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  1. Still Trying to Get Shorty

    September 18, 2008 11:53 AM Still Trying to Get Shortyby Elizabeth MacDonaldSelect rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome No votes yetComments »In a bid to stop a stock...

  1. Chanos Keeps Shorting China… and Winning (FXI, GXC, TAO, CHN, TDF, MPEL)

    Fund manager Jim Chanos has been pretty vocal about the risks in China from its economy to its debt levels to its real estate market.  He goes on to say that real gr...

  2. Special report: Chinese stock scams are the latest U.S. import

    By Ryan Vlastelica and Daniel BasesNEW YORK (Reuters) - It seemed like the perfect China play, a way for investors to cash in on the world's fastest growing economy....

  3. What the SEC's Ban on Shorting Really Means

    The Securities and Exchange Commission took the dramatic step of banning for ten days short-selling on 799 financial stocks.And of course with any hastily planned re...

  4. What the SEC's Ban on Shorting Really Means

    September 19, 2008 9:20 AM What the SEC's Ban on Shorting Really Meansby Elizabeth MacDonaldSelect rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome No votes yetComments »The Secu...

  5. What the SEC’s Ban on Shorting Really Means « Emac's Stock Watch

    September 19, 2008 09:20 AM UTC by Elizabeth MacDonaldWhat the SEC's Ban on Shorting Really MeansThe Securities and Exchange Commission took the dramatic step of ban...

  6. Still Trying to Get Shorty

    In a bid to stop a stock market in free-fall, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new rules aimed squarely at short sellers.The rules come after heated t...

  7. Still Trying to Get Shorty

    September 18, 2008 11:53 AM Still Trying to Get Shortyby Elizabeth MacDonaldSelect rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome No votes yetComments »In a bid to stop a stock...

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