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E12: Surviving as a Short Seller, w/ Carson Block, CEO of Muddy Waters Capital

1 h 2 min · 10. mar. 2026
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Wendy is joined by Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Capital, an activist, research-oriented hedge fund best known for its short positions. Carson shares his journey from operating a self-storage business in China to running an investment firm whose research has contributed to at least 11 public company delistings. He discusses: * His framework for identifying short opportunities * Where many short sellers make mistakes * Why he continues to publish his research publicly * How he approaches risk management * Why he's worried about AI ---Learn more about Muddy Waters at https://muddywatersresearch.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWFpU0lCYjk5U05iR3JWUktWSmdhLW8tSDYxd3xBQ3Jtc0trdldLZ0tTVXBUcWNjbGRBTU1YSDM1aklfTXFJOGpBZlZ3Q1V6MUlsN0doYnEza1RZbXR6dG1rdTZLSmY0MUExdHM1a2VLNWc3c29pZnExd3Z0TWFRR0c1Y3RjRjBPaEFULUNucGFzdDk5dnBHMERRVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmuddywatersresearch.com%2F&v=-vt93BAf74c]Learn more about Ivy Invest at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ivyinvest.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlEMVMwVm1DN0QtbTRvejRraGZpaG5lSVhoUXxBQ3Jtc0trY0N5clZxZkJFQmVFQzZDTmlTaVhlc1Vza0dYQjQzS1lCTDlmc0FUOFFiUXJvcmVLaE9HLWNvZXpaS2dadGJFZnQwTDZkY1ViQmpBLWF2OGg3WVQ4bDhxdHlwZS01Nm5aeE1aQVQ3ZVJOZDdMM1htQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fivyinvest.co%2F&v=-vt93BAf74c]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Subscribe to Wendy's newsletter, Ask a CIO: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://askacio.ivyinvest.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0NIQXJ4Q2ZCMHduMklseWdFd1U5aTA0LWVFZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuU2RNc0JPODJadV9CeWhJT0N0UkRHcHVrX1Jpb1Z3X0tKMHA5X1FBa2JTOWNfc1N5NGE4NlkzeUMxNjhULUJycnBnVFdyd2UzTEhjSVlvb21lbFUxcjhoTHNFa05mXzJ1dUtKVTJJOTJma0xnNHZUWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Faskacio.ivyinvest.co%2F&v=-vt93BAf74c]⁠⁠

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E12: Surviving as a Short Seller, w/ Carson Block, CEO of Muddy Waters Capital

Wendy is joined by Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Capital, an activist, research-oriented hedge fund best known for its short positions. Carson shares his journey from operating a self-storage business in China to running an investment firm whose research has contributed to at least 11 public company delistings. He discusses: * His framework for identifying short opportunities * Where many short sellers make mistakes * Why he continues to publish his research publicly * How he approaches risk management * Why he's worried about AI ---Learn more about Muddy Waters at https://muddywatersresearch.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWFpU0lCYjk5U05iR3JWUktWSmdhLW8tSDYxd3xBQ3Jtc0trdldLZ0tTVXBUcWNjbGRBTU1YSDM1aklfTXFJOGpBZlZ3Q1V6MUlsN0doYnEza1RZbXR6dG1rdTZLSmY0MUExdHM1a2VLNWc3c29pZnExd3Z0TWFRR0c1Y3RjRjBPaEFULUNucGFzdDk5dnBHMERRVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmuddywatersresearch.com%2F&v=-vt93BAf74c]Learn more about Ivy Invest at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ivyinvest.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlEMVMwVm1DN0QtbTRvejRraGZpaG5lSVhoUXxBQ3Jtc0trY0N5clZxZkJFQmVFQzZDTmlTaVhlc1Vza0dYQjQzS1lCTDlmc0FUOFFiUXJvcmVLaE9HLWNvZXpaS2dadGJFZnQwTDZkY1ViQmpBLWF2OGg3WVQ4bDhxdHlwZS01Nm5aeE1aQVQ3ZVJOZDdMM1htQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fivyinvest.co%2F&v=-vt93BAf74c]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Subscribe to Wendy's newsletter, Ask a CIO: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://askacio.ivyinvest.co [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0NIQXJ4Q2ZCMHduMklseWdFd1U5aTA0LWVFZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuU2RNc0JPODJadV9CeWhJT0N0UkRHcHVrX1Jpb1Z3X0tKMHA5X1FBa2JTOWNfc1N5NGE4NlkzeUMxNjhULUJycnBnVFdyd2UzTEhjSVlvb21lbFUxcjhoTHNFa05mXzJ1dUtKVTJJOTJma0xnNHZUWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Faskacio.ivyinvest.co%2F&v=-vt93BAf74c]⁠⁠

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