Soros Wagered Deutsche Bank Would Drop in Brexit Turmoil

Comments: Looks like the master speculator is spot on again on his trade. Compounded with the recent headline grabbing US$14B fine handled to Deutsche Bank which is causing a big drop in the share price and financial markets all over the world to tumble in its wake.

DB shares was trading around $17.50 pre Brexit and currently trading around $12.

Soros Fund Management took a short position in Deutsche Bank AG of about 7 million shares as turmoil from the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union sent bank stocks lower.

The position taken on Friday was equivalent to 0.51 percent of Deutsche Bank’s share capital, according to a German filing published on Monday. The document doesn’t show at which price the fund took the position.

Deutsche Bank shares fell 16 percent at the open on Friday and closed down 14 percent at 13.37 euros. Their highest price that day was 13.95 euros. At that level, a 0.51 percent stake would be worth about 98 million euros ($108 million). After extending losses on Monday, the shares were trading 4.5 percent higher at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Frankfurt.

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-28/soros-wagered-deutsche-bank-would-drop-in-brexit-turmoil