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The GameStop saga and the Robinhood controversy
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12:57 - 17:54 (04:57)

The GameStop situation moved from a debate about the true value of the stock to a momentum trade. The restrictions imposed by firms such as Robinhood caused economic disruption and revealed insolvency issues.

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Robinhood makes money through a mechanism called payment-for-order flow, which involves creating a data file about users' orders and giving it to prime brokerage institutions like Citadel milliseconds before trades are made.
12:57 - 14:39 (01:42)
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Robinhood
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Robinhood makes money through a mechanism called payment-for-order flow, which involves creating a data file about users' orders and giving it to prime brokerage institutions like Citadel milliseconds before trades are made. Citadel can then use this data to make trades, with the firm responsible for 47% of all payment-for-order flow volume.

Chapter
The GameStop saga and the Robinhood controversy
Episode
E19: Breaking down Robinhood's GameStop decision: Why did it happen and how can it be prevented in the future?
Podcast
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The GameStop short squeeze caused economic disruption due to firms gating the ability for people to transact in stocks, potentially due to insolvency.
14:39 - 17:54 (03:15)
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GameStop
Summary

The GameStop short squeeze caused economic disruption due to firms gating the ability for people to transact in stocks, potentially due to insolvency. Some hedge funds manipulate markets with short selling, and the debate about the fundamental value of GameStop morphed into a momentum trade.

Chapter
The GameStop saga and the Robinhood controversy
Episode
E19: Breaking down Robinhood's GameStop decision: Why did it happen and how can it be prevented in the future?
Podcast
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg