EconoMIX Issue No. 12 - Short Stories

There is craziness going on in the American stock markets in the shares in particular of a company called GameStop which seems to have pitted Reddit message board users (and retail stock market investors) against big Wall Street Hedge Funds. But what's the real deal behind this David v Goliath financial battle? Econormist delves into the history of the 'short', both big and small to try and understand the current mad moment.