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  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Asia investors ‘gobsmacked’ by $17bn Credit Suisse bond wipeout

    Risky AT1 debt was popular in the region and a sell-off has sparked margin calls

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    Robinhood
    Robinhood backs down over Signature Bank bets

    Broker makes exception to its short position ban for clients who had winning ‘puts’ against failed lender

  • Monday, 20 February, 2023
    Cryptocurrencies
    Hong Kong unveils plans to let retail investors trade cryptocurrencies

    Proposals are latest sign of territory’s ambition to become Asia’s premier digital assets hub

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    US equities
    Meme-stock 2.0: Wall Street’s retail trading boom is back

    Two years on from the frenzy, small investors grab largest-ever share of US market activity

  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    Equities
    Guess who’s back, back again

    A renewed cross-generational retail party

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    Robinhood
    Robinhood seeking to buy back stock seized from FTX founder Bankman-Fried

    US retail broker in talks with Department of Justice over contested shares worth $575mn

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    US equities
    Meme-stock groups have raised $5bn in 2 years since trading frenzy

    Cash bonanza enabled by retail investors fails to boost beneficiaries’ performance

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Alibaba
    Meme stock investor Ryan Cohen launches campaign at Alibaba

    Entrepreneur presses Chinese ecommerce giant to speed up share buybacks after taking minority stake

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    Personal Finance
    Money Clinic podcast: Where to invest in 2023

    Four FT investment experts debate the best opportunities for investors in the year ahead

  • Monday, 2 January, 2023
    News in-depthCommodities
    Commodities trading boom raises fear of big losses among retail investors

    Experts warn of market volatility as trading volumes of gold, oil, silver and copper have surged

  • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Time for new investors to take an old approach

    Losing money should not lead young people to lose faith in investing

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Derivatives
    The undying options boom

    Zero-day options FTW

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Beware influencers plugging the financial advice gap

    Social media stars and rising prices are panicking consumers into snap decisions about money

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    News in-depthDo Kwon
    Retail investors become vigilantes in hunt for crypto’s most wanted man

    UST Restitution Group is trying to track down Do Kwon after the crash of his terraUSD and luna coins

  • Monday, 3 October, 2022
    Sovereign bonds
    Retail investors rush into bonds as sell-off sends yields soaring

    Purchases of bonds surged 400% in September after years of ‘pathetic’ returns

  • Monday, 26 September, 2022
    White collar crime
    Two arrested on fraud charges linked to ‘$100mn deli’ in New Jersey

    Sandwich shop became symbol of stock market exuberance after being singled out by David Einhorn

  • Monday, 26 September, 2022
    LexRobinhood
    Robinhood: SEC decision on order payments is no cure for growing pains Premium content

    US retail brokerage’s future may lie in the business model it has sought to disrupt

  • Monday, 19 September, 2022
    News in-depthFund management
    Fund managers pitch ‘alts’ to retail investors as institutions max out

    Wealthy individuals viewed as new market for asset classes such as credit, private equity and real estate

  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
    Cineworld Group PLC
    Cineworld laments failure to become meme stock in bankruptcy filing

    UK-based group says restructuring of nearly $9bn debt and lease burden will dilute equity interests

  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
    News in-depth
    ‘I have faith in him’: retail traders rally behind meme baron Ryan Cohen

    Investor gained $60mn on sale of Bed Bath & Beyond shares after dramatic price rise

  • Tuesday, 23 August, 2022
    News in-depthRevlon Inc
    Revlon bankruptcy becomes a fight over memes

    Minority shareholders push for seat at courthouse table, insisting furious rally is sign of group’s true value

  • Monday, 22 August, 2022
    Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
    How a 20-year-old student made $110mn riding the meme stock wave

    Jake Freeman raised $27mn through Wyoming-based fund and bet it all on shares of Bed Bath & Beyond

  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
    Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
    Bed Bath & Beyond shares plummet after Ryan Cohen confirms stake sale

    Divestment by GameStop chair caps frenzied week for struggling homeware retailer

  • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
    Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
    University student makes $110mn trading meme stock favourite Bed Bath & Beyond

    Twenty-year-old Jake Freeman amassed big stake in struggling retailer before share price soared

  • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
    LexBed Bath & Beyond Inc
    Bed Bath & Beyond: meme stocks are linked to fundamentals — someone else’s Premium content

    Shares in the home goods retailer have surged despite its shrinking cash position and struggle to revive sales growth

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