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Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Globally, securities regulators are concerned about the boom in retail trading markets and are joining forces to address the issue. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation paper on retail market ...

Data shows WallStreetBets created losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... and in one out of four times, monthly losses amounted to over 10%. Early on in 2021, WSB hit headlines for driving the GameStop share price up. However, this data suggests that influence was not replicated across other stocks repeatedly mentioned on ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... and stockmarket pricing has led to growing criticism that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is distorting market pricing. Forget Gamestop and Reddit, the BOJ is the bigger player that's gaming the system. This disconnect is highlighted by the breakdown in ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... reported recently to be effective against the new strain. Retail investors' revolt aside, the on-going "play" on Gamestop and other shorted names will eventually stop. At the end of the day, it's the fundamentals that'll matter. And oh, valuation ...

Investors going in blind: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... to buy a house. The research comes as a surge of activist investors have pushed the share price of US-based retailer Gamestop over 600% in the last week in a bid to short-squeeze hedge funds. The amateur investors, using the Reddit forum WallStreetBets ...
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