Short seller Jim Chanos is best known for calling the collapse of Enron, the world's largest energy trading company at the time.
"Because the news got worse and worse and worse, and every piece of incremental bad news was much worse than what we've been through."
Here's one thing that might come as a surprise: Enron was not the only stock Chanos shorted and profited from during the episode.
However, Chanos saw a big red flag in Dynegy that make him bet against the stock, which eventually plunged 90%.
Watch the full video above to learn about Chanos' legendary Enron bet.
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