GameStop And The Rationality Of The Irrational

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9 thoughts on “GameStop And The Rationality Of The Irrational

        1. So, the implication of Citadel and P72’s investment into Melvin was not that specific.
          In fact, the identity of DFV has been uncovered by the Associated Press — search “Roaring Kitty” and you can see the press releases there.

          What I mean in the conclusion is that there are far too many complexities to accept the narrative of WSB usurpation of the establishment at face value. Given that capital is still shifting to the players hit hardest by this, one can assume the profit machines of many funds are functioning just fine.

    1. Should be a tax on transactions generated by algorithms.

      Buy_sell……. X%
      Short………..2X%
      Cancel order…3X%

      SEC report taxes received, by name, amounts in each category for top 20 entities quarterly.

      Call it the “Robinhood” regulation.

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