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1. How likely is it BofA-ML has short positions or investments in funds who do?

2. Isn't Citadel's deal with Robinhood dependent on the flow being "dumb" and not having any broad effect on the market? That's obviously no longer the case, if it ever was. Robinhood is still venture backed, so they're feeling the pressure to show growth in users and profits. Is it possible the market for their "much-less-dumb-than-previously-thought" flow has shrunk substantially?

Also, the retail traders involved and the press surrounding them have (accurately imo) painted this as a populist "sticking it to the elites" movement. What if the so-called elites really do want to disenfranchise and mitigate retail investors impact on the market? BofA, Citadel, and peers might have an interest in maintaining the status quo.