With GameStop stock on 2021's craziest roller coaster ride (...yet), brokers, exchanges, and regulators across the country are all trying to figure out what, if anything, should be done about it.
But what happens when your entire business model is premised around facilitating retail investment? Of "democratizing" the market?
Ultra-popular trading app Robinhood is finding out how it feels to be stuck between a rock and a hard place.
There's nothing more scary than "it's for your own good"...in Virtual Legality.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
2:01 Robinhood and its Customer Agreement
10:04 What is the Purpose of the SEC?
14:05 Regulation D and Accredited Investors - A Case Study
23:43 Conclusion - A Rock and a Hard Place
Discussed in this episode:
"It appears Robinhood has stopped letting people trade GME..."
Tweet - January 28, 2021 - The One True Mango
https://twitter.com/theonetruemango/status/1354782911178940417
"Robinhood reportedly locking out traders from GameStop, AMC, Nokia and others"
Seeking Alpha - January 28, 2021
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3655535-watch-gamestop-amc-as-robinhood-reportedly-locking-out-traders
"Keeping Customers Informed Through Market Volatility"
Robinhood Blog - January 28, 2021
https://blog.robinhood.com/
Robinhood Customer Agreement
Updated June 22, 2020
https://cdn.robinhood.com/assets/robinhood/legal/Customer%20Agreement.pdf
"What We Do"
SEC Webpage
https://www.sec.gov/about/what-we-do
"Protecting the Retail Investor"
SEC Speech - March 21, 2014
https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/mjw-speech-032114-protecting-retail-investor
"Power to the Players: Reddit and the GameStop Stock Explosion (VL398)"
YouTube Video - January 25, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/TjiurSx42yA
"GameStop - "WallStreetBets" Booted by Discord, (Briefly) Reddit Private (VL401)"
YouTube Video - January 27, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/OSVVJVm8IIE
Regulation D Offerings
SEC's "Investor" Webpage
https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/glossary/regulation-d-offerings
"Capital Raising in the U.S...."
SEC Report - August 2018
https://www.sec.gov/files/DERA%20white%20paper_Regulation%20D_082018.pdf
Rule 506 of Regulation D
SEC's "Investor" Webpage
https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/glossary/rule-506-regulation-d
"Definitions and terms used in Regulation D"
17 CFR 230.501
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/230.501
"Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street"
CNBC - January 27, 2021
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/27/online-trading-app-usage-surges-as-redditors-take-on-wall-street.html
"Wall Street, Big Tech Clamp Down on GameStop-Style Pumps; Biden Admin ‘Monitoring’ Situation"
CoinDesk - January 27, 2021
https://www.coindesk.com/gamestop-equity-markets-trading-halted-nasdaq
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