Is Bill Ackman thinking his battle with Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) might become a more protracted ordeal? Bill Ackman: Herbalife’s option trading CNBC’s Scott Wapner notes heavy options trading in the January $50 put on Friday and then, citing an unnamed options expert as a source, attributed the buying to Ackman. “Whoever made that trade – and I’m told that person could be only one person – just rolled out their bearish bets for a full year,” Wapner said. “And he even committed a lot more capital, around $50 million, to that view.” If in fact that person, “who could only…
Ackman Said To Be Increasing Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Short
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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