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The Most Violent Trading Loss in History

Hamish HodderApr 21, 2026

This video details the dramatic collapse of Archegos Capital Management, a $36 billion hedge fund that imploded due to reckless leverage trading and fraud. It highlights how a multi-billion dollar stock offering by ViacomCBS and a SEC proposal impacting Chinese stocks led to massive margin calls from brokers like Credit Suisse and UBS, ultimately causing the fund's downfall.

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The creator highlights their largest investment ever into Netflix, which has yielded an 81% per year return since 2021/2022.

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Morgan Stanley was one of the banks that sold off billions of dollars of Archegos's exposure to recoup losses.

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UBS was warned about potential margin call defaults by Archegos and was among the banks that sold off shares.

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Goldman Sachs was involved in the Archegos collapse, refusing a withdrawal and later selling billions in shares.

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Baidu experienced a 14% drop in stock price following the market open as Archegos's positions were liquidated.

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