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Changing the game

the phrase “Robinhooders” or “Robbing Traders” has become the latest swear word in financial markets as the traders this term refers to get accused of pushing any stock, even bankrupt Hertz, up hundreds of percent as they all jump into the stock. The slur implies that no skill is involved, and everybody is losing their money. But this is neither fair nor accurate.

The name comes from the hugely popular

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