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    Chicago exchange group launches contracts that track up or down moves in indices and commodities

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    Retail traders hoping to have snagged the next Hertz risk being disappointed

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
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    US congressional committee releases findings from 18-month probe into wild market swings of January 2021

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
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    SEC chief launches review of ‘uneven’ US equities market

    Gary Gensler’s plan to ‘do better for retail investors’ draws fire from brokers and trading firms

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
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    Regulators are asking whether retail investors are better off when brokers ‘sell on’ their trades to wholesalers, for a fee

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
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    SEC chair to set out overhaul of US equity market

    Proposals include new auctions to decide which trading groups handle retail investors’ orders

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Hard lessons from the crypto crash

    Can anything challenge the belief that investing in digital assets is a guaranteed route to riches?

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Money Clinic Podcast: Surviving the ‘Crypto Crash’

    As two young investors reveal the extent of their crypto losses, could more be done to protect consumers?

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Robinhood
    FTX chief takes stake in online brokerage Robinhood

    Sam Bankman-Fried’s disclosure of $648mn in share purchases sends company’s stock soaring

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
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    Retail traders no longer ‘buyer of first resort’ as US stocks slide

    Inflows have dwindled this month while inflation and interest rates squeeze spare cash

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Instagram must stop the scammers targeting Gen Z

    Cloned accounts con followers of genuine financial content creators out of thousands

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
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    Retail investors: still trading, just not on Robinhood Premium content

    Platform says customers are more cautious, but growth at rivals tells a different story

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Robinhood
    Robinhood revenues tumble as retail trading loses steam

    Shares fall 11% as brokerage laps ‘Covid extravaganza trading boom’

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
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    Money Clinic podcast: Should I save, spend or invest my bonus?

    Workers lucky enough to get a bonus this year want to make the most of their money

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Due Diligence
    Leveraged buyouts are back, baby Premium content

    Plus, Europe’s largest gaming group shoots for the M&A high score and Spac sponsors scramble to attract investors

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
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    Boston Consulting Group sues GameStop claiming $30mn in unpaid fees

    Meme-stock company ‘refused to pay significant amounts’ for help on transformation, complaint says

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
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    The US cinema chain’s investment in a Nevada miner may be just what its retail investors want

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
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    Short on South Korea biotech company turns into $1bn trader nightmare

    After a controversial merger, stock’s price has skyrocketed, hurting institutional investors

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    Traders leave US penny stocks in sign speculative fever is cooling

    Volume on over-the-counter market was 70% below last February’s all-time high

  • Friday, 4 February, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Overtaxed and underpaid: no wonder young investors love crypto

    Rising taxes and inflation are pushing young people further up the risk curve

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
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    Will young investors hang on for the ride?

    Markets take a turn for the worse as inflationary pressures weigh on our personal finances

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    Robinhood
    Robinhood’s growth loses steam a year after meme stock frenzy

    Shares of retail brokerage fall on earnings miss as it expects revenues to decline 35% in the current quarter

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    US equities
    Retail traders keep the faith during Wall Street’s turbulent January

    Amateur investors have purchased US shares every day this year even as the market slides

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    LexGameStop Corp
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    It makes sense for the video game retailer to create its own NFT marketplace

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