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| − | '''/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. | + | '''/r/wallstreetbets''' is a subreddit used for discussing day trading, stocks, and sharing individual trades, losses, or gains. 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 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 | + | /r/wallstreetbets was created in 2012 by [[Reddit]] user /u/jartek. 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, and was done to reduce the number of users joining the community, as |
===Community=== | ===Community=== | ||
The users of /r/wallstreetbets are . Its members refer to each other | The users of /r/wallstreetbets are . Its members refer to each other | ||
Revision as of 21:50, 10 March 2020
/r/wallstreetbets is a subreddit used for discussing day trading, stocks, and sharing individual trades, losses, or gains. 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.
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Background
History
/r/wallstreetbets was created in 2012 by Reddit user /u/jartek. On February 21, 2020, /r/wallstreetbets removed itself from /r/all and default subreddits.[1] This, and was done to reduce the number of users joining the community, as
Community
The users of /r/wallstreetbets are . Its members refer to each other
Ethical Issues
While /r/wallstreetbets . /r/wallstreetbets has also been criticized for. [2]
