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Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? by DC-3 on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @04:14AM (#48367403)
Do the indexes have some capacity to defer / waive buying into new stocks if they judge it in the interests of investors?
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Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? by tylervigen on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @10:57PM (#48379373)
No, arbitrary decisions would defeat the point of indexes.

But they can and do add systematic protections, like only buying based on the free float to avoid a short squeeze.

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