Difference between revisions of "/r/wallstreetbets"
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| − | '''/r/wallstreetbets''' is a subreddit | + | '''/r/wallstreetbets''' is a subreddit . It's known most famously for incidents where its users have exploited options contracts in RobinHood to leverage millions of dollars, and for posts on the board of users losing up to millions of dollars. |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
| − | /r/wallstreetbets was created in 2012. On, /r/wallstreetbets removed itself from /r/all and default subreddits. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/f720hg/wsb_removed_from_rall_and_default_subreddits/ </ref> | + | /r/wallstreetbets was created in 2012. On February 21, 2020, /r/wallstreetbets removed itself from /r/all and default subreddits.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/f720hg/wsb_removed_from_rall_and_default_subreddits/</ref> This meant that , and was meant to reduce the number of new users joining the community |
===Community=== | ===Community=== | ||
| − | The users of /r/wallstreetbets are | + | The users of /r/wallstreetbets are . Its members refer to each other |
==Ethical Issues== | ==Ethical Issues== | ||
| − | While /r/wallstreetbets | + | While /r/wallstreetbets . <ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-26/reddit-s-profane-greedy-traders-are-shaking-up-the-stock-market</ref> |
===Paper Trading Competitions=== | ===Paper Trading Competitions=== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Reddit]] | ||
| + | *[[/r/AmITheAsshole]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:11, 10 March 2020
/r/wallstreetbets is a subreddit . It's known most famously for incidents where its users have exploited options contracts in RobinHood to leverage millions of dollars, and for posts on the board of users losing up to millions of dollars.
Contents
Background
History
/r/wallstreetbets was created in 2012. On February 21, 2020, /r/wallstreetbets removed itself from /r/all and default subreddits.[1] This meant that , and was meant to reduce the number of new users joining the community
Community
The users of /r/wallstreetbets are . Its members refer to each other
Ethical Issues
While /r/wallstreetbets . [2]
