Marc Cohodes

Marc Cohodes spent decades as a professional short seller at Rocker Partners and other firms before retiring to his chicken farm in California. He returned to active short selling through his personal account and became one of the most vocal public critics of companies he believed were fraudulent. He made a high-profile bearish call on Home Capital Group, a Canadian mortgage lender, which later required a bailout. Cohodes is known for his blunt, colorful style on social media and his willingness to name names publicly when he believes fraud is occurring. His public advocacy for short selling as a market discipline — and his willingness to absorb legal and personal risks to maintain his positions against companies with powerful legal resources — has made him one of the most admired figures among short sellers who view their work as a form of market policing rather than purely profit-driven speculation.