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GameStop investors are ‘playing with fire’ say hedge funds

GameStop stock is skyrocketing after the return of ‘Roaring Kitty’

    Reddit’s WallStreetBets loses its cool factor as armchair traders shun ‘atrocious advice’

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    Meme stocks take hit as GameStop and AMC suffer rough start to year

    GameStop and AMC slump as tech stock rout marks first days of 2022

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    A 26-year-old short-seller on the Reddit retail army and shorting in the longest bull market in history

    Reed Sherman says most Spacs should never have made it anywhere near a public stock exchange — and sees ESG as ‘as virtue signalling at the highest level’

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    Here’s a surprise — Wall Street is tracking Reddit to see where the market is headed next

    'It’s more art than science because it’s uncharted territory'

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    Reddit in fresh funding round triggered by $410m raise from Fidelity Investments

    The firm expects to secure additional commitments to bring the total raised to as much as $700m

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    Reddit stock-picking army targets Arrival as UK’s first meme stock

    Arrival is one the top 10 most popular retail investor stocks, and is soaring after a post on the WallStreetBets forum

    2 min read

    AMC boss Adam Aron basks in meme-stock spotlight

    Cinema chain capitalises on social media-driven frenzy to raise needed cash

    6 min read

    GameStop to sell 3.5 million shares after Reddit-fuelled trading frenzy

    Videogame retailer says it could raise hundreds of millions of dollars from investors to help support its turnaround plan

    3 min read

    Short-sellers ‘hung out to dry’ as EU mulls more scrutiny amid GameStop mania

    Short-sellers are raising eyebrows at the latest proposal from a European regulator that would raise the hurdles for disclosures of bearish bets

    3 min read

    Hedge funds slash bearish bets in GameStop aftermath: ‘Wow, this could be me’

    Hedge fund bets are now the least bearish since 2010 following the GameStop saga

    EU regulator to probe zero-commission stock trading: ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’

    Online brokers' business models may 'incentivise the adoption of risky short-term trading strategies', the ESMA boss said

    Melvin Capital says it was short GameStop since 2014

    Hedge-fund manager Gabe Plotkin defends short-selling strategy in House testimony

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    GameStop frenzy fuels SEC to weigh more short sale transparency

    House lawmakers meeting Thursday plan to examine the GameStop trading and discuss the dearth of short-sale data

    4 min read

    Hedge fund seeks to hire Reddit options trader fluent in memes: ‘No higher education in economics or finance’

    The role pays $200,000 with a performance related bonus, a subsidy for psychotherapy and medications, and a spot at the Burning Man festival

    3 min read

    Reddit CEO says WallStreetBets shows ‘the power of large communities’

    Steve Huffman said that the GameStop saga showed it’s not just institutional and professional investors who can participate in markets

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    Bank of England ‘watching carefully’ for risks from WallStreetBets craze, says Andrew Bailey

    Andrew Bailey said the Bank of England was monitoring the risks from a spike in retail investor activity

    4 min read

    GameStop’s month of mayhem — Everything you need to know about Reddit, hedge funds and Robinhood

    GameStop's shares had risen more than 2,700%, but volatile trading means it's still all to play for on Wall Street

    7 min read

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