Chinese tycoon Xiang Guangda was certain the price of nickel was going to fall. The owner of steel producer Tsingshan Holding Group, who is nicknamed Big Shot, had amassed a large short position on the London Metal Exchange (LME). He had taken out futures contracts that would profit if the
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