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TheStreet: "Has GameStop Stock Been Targeted By Synthetic Short Positions? Retail investors speculate that financial institutions using derivative trading tools have targeted GameStop."

Source: https://www.thestreet.com/memestocks/gme/has-gamestop-stock-been-targeted-by-synthetic-short-positions

r/Superstonk - TheStreet: "Has GameStop Stock Been Targeted By Synthetic Short Positions? Retail investors speculate that financial institutions using derivative trading tools have targeted GameStop."

Looks like they visit the sub?!?! https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/15gfu4z/archegos_swaps_submitted_to_court_with_big/

Following these significant events in 2021, the SEC has been scrutinizing the transparency of trading structures and advocating for greater disclosure of short-selling, increased transparency around securities lending, and new reporting rules for the "total return" equity swaps that felled Archegos.

TLDRS:

TheStreet is pulling at the Archegos swaps scandal, highlighting risks associated with highly-leveraged trading strategies and total return swaps.
Looks like they visit the sub?!?! https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/15gfu4z/archegos_swaps_submitted_to_court_with_big/

r/Superstonk - TheStreet: "Has GameStop Stock Been Targeted By Synthetic Short Positions? Retail investors speculate that financial institutions using derivative trading tools have targeted GameStop."

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