Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop Corp and other “meme” stocks, according to an analysis by Massachusetts-based cyber security company PiiQ Media
Executives from trading platform Robinhood and hedge funds Melvin Capital and Citadel Securities will be grilled following the retail-driven trading frenzy that sparked wild gyrations in GameStop
Shares of videogame retailer Game Stop jumped 11% in early deals on Monday even as recent social media-hyped trading hysteria in other stocks appeared to be fizzling out
The app saw 2.1 million downloads in the United States on Google Play and App Store last week, as traders on Reddit and other social media platforms organized to buy stocks shorted by Wall Street hedge funds
Robinhood Markets’ user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers after it blocked a frenzied trading rally in companies such as GameStop
Users of a Reddit group, in which 5 million members exchange investment ideas, generated significant profits by gorging on shares of GameStop Corp and other out-of-favor companies
Online broker Robinhood has raised more than $1 billion of fresh capital from existing investors, having been strained by high volumes of trading this week and raising the ire of customers
GameStop, the video game chain whose 1,700% rally has been at the heart of the slugfest in the past week, retreated after initially adding another 37% in early tradin