Reddit Trading Revolution

What happened when amateur investors organised themselves.

• You will have heard of Reddit and its WallStreetBets forum, where thousands of amateur investors convene to exchange investment strategies and attempt to organise their trading activity.
• What was initially just another online space where random users posted questions and tips has grown into a force to be reckoned with.
• The forum and its users have repeatedly succeeded in driving the price of a particular stock to eye watering heights - defying predictions from seasoned investment establishments.
• A crucial element of this success story is the controversial trading platform Robinhood, an app which has gained notoriety for allowing amateur stock investors to play the market.
• How exactly this works, what has happened so far and how much influence Reddit’s amateur investors have in reality is explored in this reading we’ve put together.