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re: If the SEC or Fed steps in to help the Wall Street institutions that shorted GME....

Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:01 pm to
Posted by captron
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:01 pm to
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Don't ask questions.
Keep wearing a mask.


Yes sir
Posted by Grievous Angel
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Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:05 pm to
I'm enjoying this drama as much as the rest. It's going to be fascinating to see what falls out of Robinhood halting buys.

I also love that the "little guys" are "sticking it to the man," for once.

However, I do not buy the altruism of the reddit folks, pretending it's more about making a point, than FOMO and trying to get rich quick. A lot of those guys are going to get burnt badly too.
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
17163 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:07 pm to
Ted Cruz and AOC are both pushing to look into RobinHood's trading platform. Those two never agree on anything.

Robinhood is in deep shite.
This post was edited on 1/28/21 at 1:08 pm
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:10 pm to
Kadron Boone

Forgot about that dude

Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:13 pm to
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If you only sell and can't buy on a platform who are you selling to ?


Now that you mention-who IS buying the shares? I guess I didn’t think that one out. If you can only sell-who are the buyers? Now I’m confused.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:14 pm to
Posted by Bobby OG Johnson
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:18 pm to
Posted by whodat24
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:20 pm to
If you can only sell but can't buy I assume the institutional hedge fund people are the ones buying the stocks to hedge against their shorts gone wrong. The volume is crazy low compared to the last 2 days so it seems many are still holding and not panic selling.

Which is part of the reason why shutting the brokerages down for Gamestop trades is manipulation.
Posted by Ross
Member since Oct 2007
47825 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:21 pm to
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Now that you mention-who IS buying the shares? I guess I didn’t think that one out. If you can only sell-who are the buyers? Now I’m confused.


only retail investors have been stripped of the ability to buy. Hedge funds, I believe, can trade freely with impunity and retail investors are free to sell.

If what I described is accurate, it’s pretty fricked
This post was edited on 1/28/21 at 1:21 pm
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
17163 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:24 pm to
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only retail investors have been stripped of the ability to buy. Hedge funds, I believe, can trade freely with impunity and retail investors are free to sell.

If what I described is accurate, it’s pretty fricked


Some retail investors*

Yes. it's fricked.
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
17163 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:25 pm to
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A lot of those guys are going to get burnt badly too.


A lot of them made out like bandits too.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:33 pm to
Portnoy - Trump jr 2024
Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
2633 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:35 pm to
I saw Dave Portnoy’s video. The more I hear him, the more I agree with most of his views. The Winklevoss twins are all over it, too.

With every day feeling like a chapter of Revelations for the last 9 months, leave it to r/wallstreetbets and their stonk talk to unite as all
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
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Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:37 pm to
Not anymore

Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
89746 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:38 pm to
Not something you see every day - 52 week high and down 40% in the same day.

Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
2633 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:38 pm to
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Some retail investors*


I don’t understand. These are the guys against the stock rising. They still see it at as a single digit stock...why would they buy in the $200s? This is above my intelligence. Why would they want the volatility?
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
89746 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:43 pm to
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Ted Cruz and AOC are both pushing to look into RobinHood's trading platform. Those two never agree on anything.

Robinhood is in deep shite.


Bookmark this post and come back to let us know what happens to them. I’d be shocked if they lose a court case or see any regulatory actions filed against them.

Everything that’s happening on both sides of this is legal.
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
3132 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:43 pm to
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slackster


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Will be tossed out. Perfectly legal.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
89746 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:44 pm to
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I don’t understand. These are the guys against the stock rising. They still see it at as a single digit stock...why would they buy in the $200s? This is above my intelligence. Why would they want the volatility?


Retail investors are mom and pops, Robinhood, etc.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
89746 posts
Posted on 1/28/21 at 1:46 pm to
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However, I do not buy the altruism of the reddit folks, pretending it's more about making a point, than FOMO and trying to get rich quick. A lot of those guys are going to get burnt badly too.


This has been my point today. This idea they’re willing to hold it all the way down just to stick it to shorts is a cover to have the next idiot buy it off their hands. All of these paper profits go up in smoke if you can’t liquidate to someone who believes it’s worth $483+.
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