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paulkienitz

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5. Just 'cause the likes of Sachs are the bad guys doesn't make these redditors good guys.

Reply to januoro (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 08:52 PM

Feb 2021

Fuck all market manipulators, and the whole practice of speculative betting in general. Tax every trade, bring stability, and use stocks for investing in actual long term revenue and growth. We need to turn off the bubble machine.

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The Reddit traders that united to pump up stocks like GameStop might have broken market-manipulation [View all] januoro Feb 2021 OP

One can only hope Warpy Feb 2021 #1

But the big guys will still do it because Captain Zero Feb 2021 #2

Regulators are awake? That's news. bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #3

And hedge funds haven't been doing this for years now????? groundloop Feb 2021 #4

Just 'cause the likes of Sachs are the bad guys doesn't make these redditors good guys. paulkienitz Feb 2021 #5

It's only a class war when the little guy fights back. Tommymac Feb 2021 #6

Exactly! Jay25 Feb 2021 #7

The Securities and Exchange Commission is a New Deal era agency of extreme value greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #12

And when all the traders who handle small players stop buys but allow sells localroger Feb 2021 #8

I think that is another investigation. Steelrolled Feb 2021 #13

LOL. It "violates regulations" only if you're not rich. PSPS Feb 2021 #9

Essentially. cstanleytech Feb 2021 #11

DING DING DING we have a winner! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #16

Sounds like they are saying it's only ok for the wealthy? Gotcha, thanks for the heads up. cstanleytech Feb 2021 #10

Basically, yeah. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #17

Oh right, it must have been the Reddit traders Laha Feb 2021 #14

The Illusion Roy Rolling Feb 2021 #15