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Coinbase To Suspend Trading in XRP

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Monday it would suspend trading in cryptocurrency XRP after U.S. regulators last week charged associated blockchain firm Ripple with conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering. From a report: T.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotDec 29th, 2020

The somewhat boring reason it appears that Robinhood yanked trading on some securities

After enduring a day’s worth of taking a beating across social media, government, and the various app stores of the mobile world, Robinhood took to its own blog and CEO’s Twitter account to explain why it had halted trading of some stock.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Anger as trading in GameStop shares is restricted

Shares in the games firm dive as major trading platforms try to control frenzied buying......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Coinbase is going public via direct listing

Coinbase plans to go public by way of a direct listing, the company announced in a blog post today. The cryptocurrency exchange was founded in 2012 and allows users to buy and trade decentralized tokens like bitcoin and ethereum. The company has rais.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Webull, M1 and Public remove restrictions on ‘meme stocks’ after citing trade settlement firm as the cause

Three of the popular retail stock market trading apps that have hosted much of the activity related to the Wall Street Bets subreddit-spurred run on stocks including GameStop (GME) and AMC, among others, have removed all restrictions on their exchang.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Robinhood Hit with Class Action After Blocking GameStop Trades

Robinhood is already facing a class action lawsuit after the microtrading platform deliberately blocked users from trading GameStop stock as the stock catapulted in value. From a report: The news shows some nearly immediate impact to Robinhood after.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

GameStop: Anger as trading in GameStop shares is restricted

Shares in the games firm dive as major trading platforms try to control frenzied buying......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Robinhood and Reddit top the App Store, as trading apps surge following GameStop mania

The GameStop mania didn’t just drive up the stock price of a declining video game retailer, it’s also sent trading apps and others to the top of the App Store, due to record-breaking downloads. Today, the popular trading app Robinhood has.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop after retail brouhaha shakes markets

Update: Robinhood has made public note of the changes, stating that “in light of recent volatility” it is “restricting transactions for certain securities to position closing only, including $AMC, $BB, $BBBY, $EXPR, $GME, $KOSS, $NA.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Robinhood Clients Say Platform Has Removed GameStop and AMC, and is Only Allowing Holders To Sell

Robinhood removed GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry, and Nokia from its trading platform on Thursday, leaving investors unable to buy the highly volatile stocks. From a report: The discount brokerage informed clients they can close out positions in the affec.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

GameStop: Is buying frenzy starting to lose steam?

Private investors using online chatrooms have led to a trading frenzy in some unexpected shares......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJan 28th, 2021

Investors don’t seem that impressed by Apple’s $111 billion quarter

On Wednesday, Apple announces that it had banked $111.4 billion of revenue in a single quarter, beating investor expectations and blowing past its previous all-time revenue record. Investors yawned with the stock down slightly in after-hours trading.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

How trading apps are responding to the GameStop fustercluck

The furor surrounding GameStop and its stock price has consumed social media, business television, and the hopes and dreams a many retail investors. It has even convinced some folks that causing short-term economic damage to a few hedge funds is simi.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

Former SEC Chairman Calls For an Agency Investigation Into Online Stock Trading Platforms

Arthur Levitt Jr., a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, writes at Bloomberg Opinion: They say history occurs first as tragedy, then as farce -- I fear we're about to see that in U.S. financial markets. Two decades ago, U......»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop, AMC Trading Now Being Restricted at TD Ameritrade, Schwab

Some major brokerage houses have begun to respond to a frenetic surge in the price of shares of companies that has been attributed to rabid buying by individual investors on social-media platforms. From a report: On Wednesday, TD Ameritrade said it w.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader

GameStop shares are set to rally 70% this morning when trading starts, and AMC shares opened up 300%, extending a run that has perplexed market observers, irked hedge funds, and generally made crypto’s recent gains appear soft and weak. Being a.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop stock hits record high (again!) as Reddit group causes mayhem

Video game retailer GameStop's stock rose by nearly 70 percent on Friday causing a halt in trading. The price spike in the company’s market value was attributed in part to a group of day traders on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, which led to a scr.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

Gamestop, memestocks, and the revenge of the retail trader

Gamestop shares are set to rally 70% this morning when trading starts, and AMC shares opened up 300%, extending a run that has perplexed market observers, irked hedge funds, and generally made crypto’s recent gains appear soft and weak. Being a.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

AMC Spikes 260% as Day Traders Ignite Shorted Stocks like GameStop, BlackBerry, and Bed Bath & Beyond

AMC shares skyrocketed as much as 260% in premarket trading on Wednesday as day traders piled into heavily shorted stocks for a third consecutive day. From a report: Frenzied buying also drove GameStop shares up as much as 147%, BlackBerry up 31%, an.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 27th, 2021

GameStop Stock Jumps To New Record

GameStop shares surged to a record Monday, before pulling back and giving up much of their gains, the latest sign that frenetic trading by individual investors is leading to outsize stock-market moves. From a report: Class A shares of the Texas-based.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 25th, 2021

GameStop stock hits record high as Reddit group causes mayhem

Video game retailer GameStop's stock rose by nearly 70 percent on Friday causing a halt in trading. The price spike in the company’s market value was attributed in part to a group of day traders on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, which led to a scr.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsJan 25th, 2021