The man whose bet on the collapse of the US sub-prime market was immortalised in the film The Big Short has launched a fund for UK investors. His Neuberger Berman Absolute Alpha fund is understood to be going short on UK and Canadian banks. The unveiling of Eisman’s fund last month highlights that going short on stocks can be a way of making money for private investors. But what exactly is short selling, how risky is it and should you try it? How short selling…

Source: The Times March 23, 2019 00:04 UTC