Posted on 04/29/2016 9:22:12 AM PDT by blam
Will Martin
April 29, 2016
The men behind the legendary finance blog Zero Hedge have been unmasked after one former blogger with the site revealed the identity of his employers.
Speaking with Bloomberg reporters Tracy Alloway and Luke Kawa, Colin Lokey — described as a "political science graduate with an MBA and a Southern twang" — said he was part of a three-man team running Zero Hedge, the blog best known for its sensationalist headlines and bearish outlook on the world.
Lokey, 32, says the other men behind the site are 37-year-old Daniel Ivandjiiski, a Bulgarian former hedge fund analyst, and Tim Backshall, a 45-year-old credit derivatives strategist. Lokey claims to have worked for Zero Hedge for more than a year.
The identity of the bloggers running Zero Hedge has long been the subject of speculation in the financial community, with Ivandjiiski often cited as the likely source of much of the site's content. As early as 2009, speculation that Ivandjiiski could be behind the blog appeared in US media, with a New York Post article titled "BLOGGER MAY HAVE A PAST" speculating that he was in fact behind Zero Hedge.
Ivandjiiski worked in a hedge fund before being kicked out of the securities industry during the height of the financial crisis in 2008 for insider trading, the report says.
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No wonder his varied posts seemed so schizophrenic.
Clever.
Great...so now lets unmask “sundance” over at conservative treehouse...actually I like all these guys sometimes it’s better to not demythologize them...but who knows. I have always enjoyed Tyler Durdens stuff...
Two of the worst things to happen to the financial world is CNBC and Zero Hedge.
I don’t give a flying fig who “Tyler Durden” is or if he doesn’t exist
Zero Hedge provides facts and analysis that run counter to all the Federal Reserve and government propaganda and MSM narrative spinning that it makes it a serious and valuable source for anyone who wants to be informed. I also love the comments of its readers. It has something like 2-3 million page hits a day, so obviously, people are reading it.
Don’t believe any news source completely - but take facts and conclusions from a variety of sources and make your conclusions.
I agree. Good analysis usually from ZH.
So glad to see these miscreants exposed.
Dittos, as well.
That is an excellent observation. Too often CNBC yells Buy! Buy right now! Buy this stock and buy that stock!
Meanwhile Zero Hedge is yelling The sky is falling! Sell! Sell all your stocks! (Oh, and buy gold from their sponsors.)
Bloomie doesn’t like serious competition.
The Full Story Behind Bloomberg’s Attempt To “Unmask” Zero Hedge - http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-04-29/full-story-behind-bloombergs-attempt-unmask-zero-hedge
Explains much about the chaos that is zero hedge
I only found out later that "Tyler Durden" was a pseudonym for multiple writers. It was schizo. I laugh about it, now.
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"The first rule of Zero Hedge Fund is, you don't talk about Zero Hedge Fund."
"The second rule of Zero Hedge Fund is, YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT ZERO HEDGE FUND!"
You’re a gold day-trader? Good Luck.
Right after we unmask Ace of spades who is now supporting Hillery for president over Trump.
I don’t think it’s been a secret that Daniel Ivandjiiski is behind this. The other two — that’s a nother matter.
Yes, exactly. I was talking to a financial guru from MFC in Boston a few days ago and he can’t stand them. The more people I talk to the more I hear it.
You mean the zerosense hedgehog blog? Indeed. :-)
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