Mudrick’s AMC Bet Backfires After Meme Frenzy Wrecks Hedges
- Firm ended up with 5.4% loss after selling calls into rally
- Mudrick sold out of all AMC positions amid share surge
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After weeks of profiting from the stock and debt of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., hedge fund Mudrick Capital Management ended up with a 5.4% loss after a derivatives bet went haywire.
The fund, which specializes in distressed debt, suffered the losses on AMC after day traders pushed the movie theater’s shares up as much as 127% on a single day, derailing call options Mudrick had sold on AMC shares to hedge exposure to the company, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported on the losses.