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Re:Robinhood almost imploded during the GameStop meme stock ... by duxup on Monday June 27, 2022 @08:15PM (#31902596)
IIRC they said they had to stop trading to go investors for more cash to avoid being leveraged too far.

To me that implied they were at risk.

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Re:Robinhood almost imploded during the GameStop meme stock ... by jusonchan81 on Monday June 27, 2022 @09:47PM (#31903209)
The leverage was mainly for settlement risks given trades settle T+2. Robinhood AFAIK does not offer leveraging trading. It offers margin trading and it’s possible that they had lend too much.
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Re:Robinhood almost imploded during the GameStop meme stock ... by bern4444 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @12:57AM (#31904250)
What is the difference between margin trading and leveraged trading?

Margin is leverage and is like buying stocks and paying with your credit card.

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Re:Robinhood almost imploded during the GameStop meme stock ... by duxup on Monday June 27, 2022 @10:09PM (#31903349)
That’s how I understood it too.

It may not have been an immediate existential threat but to me it is close enough that I would consider it really bad.

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