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Re:Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out ... by mensetmanusman on Friday January 29, 2021 @05:43PM (#25963769)
It’s a balance, because instant transfer has some bad side effects.

E.g. if a scammer steals all of your money, it would be good to have a day to try to cancel that...

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Re:Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out ... by philderbeast on Friday January 29, 2021 @05:55PM (#25963902)
reversing transactions is a thing even without putting an artificial delay in the transaction process.
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