Stocks purchased or sold short with the expectation of the underlying company's CEO to soon pass away or die. For example, if a successful CEO was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease and news breaks out to the investment community, investors may respond by short selling the company's stock expecting the CEO to pass away due to the illness and therefore, push the company's stock price downwards.

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