► Need Term or Health Insurance? Schedule a free 30-minute consultation : https://ditto.sh/0bxlo5 ► 26,000+ readers have joined my Investing Newsletter Subscribe Now : http://shankarnath.com The Adani-Hindenburg saga attracted a lot of media attention with the Adani Group losing a $100 billion in market capitalization within a week of the short selling report breaking out. But short selling is now new and the first recorded transaction happened over 400 years ago in the early 17th century. In this video, I take how through a historical account of short selling as I explain what short selling is, how short sellers make money and I've also included a demo of how you can conduct short selling on Zerodha or any other trading platform. Additionally, I have included some short selling examples including: a) Issac Le Maire shorting the shares of Dutch East India Company b) Dr. Michael Burry's Scion Capital, Steve Eisman of Frontpoint Partners and Cornwall Capital's Jamie Mai shorting the housing market just before the 2008 Financial Crisis c) George Soros and that famous episode when he broke the Bank of England by making a play on the British Pound by short selling it d) Bill Ackman and Herbalife which was an unsuccessful short by the Founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital (a hedge fund) e) GameStop short squeeze and how hedge funds like Melvin Capital, Citron Research, Point72 Asset Management, Maplelane Capital and D1 Capital Partners losing money on that trade with some even going bankrupt as a consequence of that short squeeze 👉 Video Chapters: 00:00 Adani Hindenburg blitzkrieg 00:36 First Recorded Short Selling Transaction in History 01:20 Short Selling Explained 02:34 Short Selling in Zerodha 05:00 Margin Call Explained 06:18 Short Sellers Secret Weapon 07:10 The Big Short and the 2008 Housing Crisis 07:28 George Soros and the Bank of England 07:50 Bill Ackman and Herbalife 08:22 Short Squeeze Explained 08:45 Gamestop Short Squeeze and WallStreetBets 09:50 Morality and Suspicions around Short Selling 10:14 Benefits of Short Selling 10:39 Use Short Selling to Reduce Portfolio Risk 👉 Resources and Reading Material: ‣ 10 Most Successful Short Sellers in History (article): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-most-successful-short-sellers-141904957.html ‣ How George Soros broke the Bank of England (article): https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/george-soros-bank-of-england.asp ‣ The Loneliness of The Short Seller (article): https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/business/the-loneliness-of-the-short-seller.html ‣ Documentary on Bill Ackman & Herbalife (Betting on Zero) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DTqMszUZTw 🔥 Top Videos on My Channel (don't forget to subscribe) ‣ Build a Monopoly Stocks Portfolio (27% Return) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2KM1SJuED0 ‣ Coffee Can Investing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZERd4pJnRY ‣ Peter Lynch's Strategy of Stock Picking : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9rbQDCo-l8 ‣ Magic Formula Strategy for Indian Stocks : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqWzewMdDfk 🙌 Join my community on: ‣ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@shankarnath ‣ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shankarnathofficial/ ‣ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankarnath/ ‣ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shankarnath #shortselling #georgesoros #hindenburg #shorting #billackman #michaelburry #muddywaters #thebigshort Disclaimer: I am not a SEBI registered investment advisor or research analyst. The content posted on this platform is purely for educational purposes and none of it constitutes investing or trading advice. Viewers should do their own research and diligence before investing or acting on the information presented