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by misantroop 428 days ago
This is pure manipulation. It was engineered to just that from the start. Since it's America, no investigation will be done to look into who profited here - possibly billions off regular people who had margin calls. 3rd world country.
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> possibly billions off regular people who had margin calls.

Regular people have no business gambling with levered bets on publicly traded equities. Those losses are their own fault, and they should sell gambling treatment.

> billions off regular people who had margin calls

Thanks, Robinhood!

I like the ironic name. Robinhood is where the poor go to send their money to the rich.