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Re:Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out ... by Spivak on Friday January 29, 2021 @06:45PM (#25964384)
Am I missing something here? The winning play is just not having the instant feature or at very least making it an “and also take out a loan” button. Then you have a $0 balance until your transfer settles and then it’s positive. No weirdness.

You can’t blame people for their ignorance when you present them a fiction. If your cute little abstraction leaks then don’t do it.

Re:Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out ... by nullc on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:23PM (#25964659)
Insufficient abstraction-- failing to hide the loan ahead of settlement-- was previously blamed for one of their users committing suicide...
Re:Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out ... by lupire on Friday January 29, 2021 @08:33PM (#25965114)
They should be tagging the loan and pending settlements (like every bank does when you deposit a check!) not hiding it.