Carson Block, Piper Jaffray Duel Over Bank Of The Ozarks

Carson Block and Piper Jaffray are at the opposite side of the trade, with one organization apparently swayed by Bank of the Ozarks CEO George Gleason.

Famed Wall Street short seller Carson Block sent the stock of Bank of the Ozarks tumbling when the market became aware he was short selling the issue. Now two days later Piper Jaffray is taking the other side on that trade on a mean reversion basis.

Carson Block points to trouble to come in a construction sector heavy loan portfolio, past acquisition issues

Making his case for selling Bank of the Ozarks, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block pointed to a troubled loan portfolio tied in...