Moodgal: Advised an Asian hedge fund manager holding a 63% short position
Rahul Moodgal · Rahul Moodgal - Master Fund Raiser (Capital Allocators, EP.87) · Feb 18, 2019 · at 51:34
Rahul Moodgal recounts extreme risk-taking horror stories seen during his capital introduction career.
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“There was one manager I was helping in Asia, who put his whole business at risk, and he had a 63% short position, which could have completely, luckily it worked for him, but it could have blown his whole business up, and his fund, and killed his investors.”
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