Ticker 113: How IR teams should manage short-sellers

This episode of The Ticker podcast comes to you from the Citadel Securities trading post on the floor of the NYSE. 

IR Magazine’s Jeff Cossette talks with Laura Kiernan, founder and CEO of High Touch IR, an IR consultancy, about how short-selling works and how IR teams should respond to it.

Listen to the podcast recording below >

In this podcast, you’ll hear about: 
* The difference between fundamental and predatory short-sellers 
* How to understand the amount of short-selling in your stock
* How IR teams should manage engagement with short-sellers
* The clues that suggest an investor has a short position

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