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In 2021, Reddit users took a stand against Wall Street by purchasing stock in beloved but failing companies such as GameStop and AMC. But what began as a series of memes soon snowballed into an unprecedented fight against the ruling class of the American financial system. This "short squeeze" provided windfalls for some and devastating losses for others, but ultimately revealed an ugly Wall Street
IMDb 7.2/102022
DocumentaryEmpoweringGritty
DocumentaryEmpoweringGritty
IMDb 7.2/102022
Cast: Kieran Culkin
18+
Season 1
2 episodes

  • 1. Risky Bets

    1. Risky Bets

    A massive group of online investors band together to skyrocket the stock price of flailing video game retailer GameStop, upending the stock market's elite players - and the global financial system - in the process. As tensions rise between Redditors, hedge fund managers, and the creators of popular trading app Robinhood, a movement is born that pits legions of "Davids" against the Goliath of Wall
    A massive group of online investors band together to skyrocket the stock price of flailing video game retailer GameStop, upending the stock market's elite players - and the global financial system - in the process. As tensions rise between Redditors, hedge fund managers, and the creators of popular trading app Robinhood, a movement is born that pits legions of "Davids" against the Goliath of Wall
    18+
    58min
    Mar 2, 2022

  • 2. Lifting the Veil

    2. Lifting the Veil

    After the ability to buy GameStop and other meme stocks is abruptly halted, Robinhood, Citadel Securities, and Melvin Capital come under fire for alleged conflicts of interest. The fallout sparks a larger conversation about the outsized power of Wall Street's hedge funds and prime brokers - and the ways their power has been abused. While Redditors bring public attention to this abuse of power, a s
    After the ability to buy GameStop and other meme stocks is abruptly halted, Robinhood, Citadel Securities, and Melvin Capital come under fire for alleged conflicts of interest. The fallout sparks a larger conversation about the outsized power of Wall Street's hedge funds and prime brokers - and the ways their power has been abused. While Redditors bring public attention to this abuse of power, a s
    18+
    56min
    Mar 2, 2022
    • GAMING WALL ST
    DocumentaryEmpoweringGritty
    IMDb 7.2/102022
    In 2021, Reddit users took a stand against Wall Street by purchasing stock in beloved but failing companies such as GameStop and AMC. But what began as a series of memes soon snowballed into an unprecedented fight against the ruling class of the American financial system. This "short squeeze" provided windfalls for some and devastating losses for others, but ultimately revealed an ugly Wall Street
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Tobias Deml
    Producers
    Tessa ByfordBurke KoonceJohn FichthornFloris BauerJanet Brown
    Cast
    Kieran Culkin
    Studio
    Discovery Global Adventure & Documentaries
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    EnglishEnglish [Audio Description]
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