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r/wallstreetbets, also known as WallStreetBets or WSB, is a subreddit where participants discuss stock and option trading. It has become notable for its colorful and profane jargon, aggressive trading strategies, and for playing a major role in the GameStop short squeeze that caused losses for some US firms and short sellers in a few days in early 2021.
Keith Gill. Keith Patrick Gill[ 1] (born 1986) is an American financial marketer and educator [ 2] and individual investor known for his posts on the subreddits r/wallstreetbets and r/SuperStonk. [ 3][ 4] His analyses of GameStop stock ( NYSE : GME) and details of his resulting investment gains—posted on Reddit under the username ...
GameStop short squeeze. In January 2021, a short squeeze of the stock of the American video game retailer GameStop and other securities took place, causing major financial consequences for certain hedge funds and large losses for short sellers. Approximately 140 percent of GameStop's public float had been sold short, and the rush to buy shares ...
Along with other social media users on the WallStreetBets subbredit, Gill helped catapult the stock to a split-adjusted intraday record of $120.75 in January 2021.
The r/WallStreetBets subreddit was formed in January 2012 and now boasts over 12.5 million members. The page went viral for its involvement in the short squeeze and retail trading frenzy that sent ...
After gaining notoriety during the meme-stock craze, one data aggregator is compiling the most mentioned stocks on the WallStreetBets subreddit. Tesla and Twitter lead the 10 most talked about ...
The following contains a list of trading losses of the equivalent of US$100 million or higher. Trading losses are the amount of principal losses in an account. [1] Because of the secretive nature of many hedge funds and fund managers, some notable losses may never be reported to the public. The list is ordered by the real amount lost, starting ...
Steven Cohen. Steven A. Cohen (born June 11, 1956) is an American hedge-fund manager and owner of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since September 14, 2020, owning just over 97% of the team. [3] He is the founder of hedge fund Point72 Asset Management and S.A.C. Capital Advisors, which closed after pleading guilty to insider trading ...