Description: As Facebook’s underwriters were frantically trying to shore up Facebook’s share price following the company’s IPO, managers at the same firms were helping short-sellers bet that the newly minted stock would fall. Jonathan Cheng has details on digits.

Source: Marketwatch.com – video report

Date: May 25, 2012

Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/short-sellers-find-friends-in-banks/7960CBE8-4D5A-49EF-9739-A678CB652384

Questions for Discussion:

• Summarize the issues surrounding the controversy?
• Do you believe there was any illegal or unethical behavior?

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