2008-10-04cnn.com

Greenlight, contrary to news report, does not predominantly short company shares. Instead, it more often invests in bonds and bets long on stocks.

Lehman's collapse was good for Greenlight's short bets, but it further stressed already troubled credit and equity markets; when American International Group came within hours of filing for bankruptcy a week later, many sectors of the bond market ceased operating.



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