Simon Cawkwell
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| Born | 1946 Oxford, UK |
| Pen name | Evil Knievil |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Nationality | British |
Simon Cawkwell, aka Evil Knievil, is a stock market commentator and author best known for publicly identifying companies whose share price he believes will fall and betting his own money on such falls.
He was forced to resign as a director after he was found to have broken the rules of the AIM stock exchange by buying shares during a prohibited period.[1]
He is also known to trade on the betting exchange Betfair, and prompted a long-running dispute with the firm when his wager that Niall Quinn would not become permanent manager of Sunderland AFC was lost, despite Quinn stating that he was only taking the job temporarily. Fellow Irishman Roy Keane took over the role a few weeks later in August 2006, after Betfair had settled the market.
