Insider Monkey – David Einhorn is Shorting Iron Ore (Benzinga) Hedge fund whiz David Einhorn gave a presentation at the Great Investor’s Best Ideas investment symposium in Dallas on Tuesday. While the media was not allowed at the event, portfolio manager Leo Isaak reported on Einhorn’s investment ideas via his Twitter feed.
Other investment heavyweights that attended the conference included T. Boone Pickens, Leon Cooperman and Kyle Bass, among others. Even in this company, Einhorn was likely the most highly anticipated speaker. A noted value investor and short-seller, David Einhorn, 43, is the founder and managing partner of New York-based hedge fund Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.