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Re:Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devasta... by ergl on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @06:41PM (#23775003)
You might have missed the story of the 20 year old that killed himself as a result of Robinhood: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/06/17/20-y...
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Re:Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devasta... by pathseeker on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:52PM (#23786621)
None of the financial instruments did that. That person didn't even have actual debt, just one leg assigned on a spread that would have been resolved by the end of the weekend.
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Re:Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devasta... by FDSGSG on Thursday July 09, 2020 @03:39AM (#23777865)
A healthy person wouldn't kill themselves in that situation. I don't think it's fair to say he killed himself as a result of Robinhood.
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