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The King of Short Selling

"Second-quarter 10-Q, note eight. Also the warehouse facility amendment filed in May." Another pause. "Who taught you to look there?" "Nobody." "Good. Nobody is underrated." Marcus exhaled. "Send me your version. Not the sanitized one. Yours." By Friday, Ethan had an interview at Blackquarry. The office occupied two floors of a building near Park Avenue, all glass walls, matte black furniture, and quiet people who looked as if they slept only when markets were closed. There were no inspirational posters. The only decoration in the main conference room was a framed tombstone from a bankrupt lender whose stock had gone to zero after Blackquarry published a 140-page short report.