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Re:Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult by franklampard on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:03PM (#25951397)
“Just didn’t have the capital to ...” so they screwed millions of investors?

How on earth is this legal?

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Re:Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult by disgruntledphd2 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:21PM (#25951660)
If they are lending you money (which is what margin is), then it's perfectly legal.

You don't have a right to be lent money by anyone.

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Re:Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult by franklampard on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:28PM (#25951776)
but cash accounts were all affected
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