There is excitement - shock! - panic! - a flood of foam analyzes! - Sociology of gas and political commentary - on trading GameStop stocks.
It sounds extremely trivial to say that the surprising, confusing, and amazing parts of it all…
The hedge fund borrows shares in a company from other investors (for a fee) and sells the shares in the markets at, say, $ 10 each. He waits for them to drop to $ 5 and buys them back. The borrowed shares are returned to the original…