Short sellers were sitting on more than $7 billion in profit from the mass sell-off of bank shares last month, according to data firm Ortex.
Those with short bets against the failed SVB topped the pile with unrealized profits totaling more than $1.32 billion, according to the data. Fellow California-based bank First Republic netted short sellers almost $848 million as its shares sank 89% over the course of the month.
Credit Suisse's capitulation made those with short positions against the bank's Swiss-listed stock around $610 million in unrealized profit in March, Ortex data showed, with a combined $683.6 million generated from shorts on both its Swiss- and U.S.-listed shares.
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