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Re:20yo Robinhood Customer Commits Suicide After Seeing $730... by brockwhittaker on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @03:05PM (#23555373)
This is why we in theory have regulations preventing uninformed traders from using options, which RH has effectively skirted around.

RH is taking the same advantage that Juul got – free marketing and a lot of young people abusing the product. Wondering if they'll get the same crackdown as well.

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Re:20yo Robinhood Customer Commits Suicide After Seeing $730... by beervirus on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @03:42PM (#23555803)
> This is why we in theory have regulations preventing uninformed traders from using options

Do we? It's not like you have to be an accredited investor to buy and sell options.

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