Spencer Jakab, editor of Heard On The Street for The Wall Street Journal, joins Forward Guidance to share what he learned writing his latest book, “The Revolution That Wasn't: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors.” Jakab and Farley discuss meme-stock mania in all its aspects: the outwitting of hedge funds by individual investors, the transformation of r/WSB from a trading club to a “movement,” the shameless promotion by influencers, and the tallying of who ultimately got rich. Filmed on September 19, 2023.

Spencer’s book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690543/the-revolution-that-wasnt-by-spencer-jakab/

Spencer’s book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-That-Wasnt-GameStop-Investors/dp/0593421159

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Timecodes:

(00:23) Fleecing Of Small Investors

(16:40) Problems At The Clearinghouse

(31:13) Gamma Squeezes via Out-of-the-Money Short-Dated Call Options

(38:19) Who Was Still Short?

(51:02) The r/wsb Strategy Become A Movement

(56:28) The Influencers: Dave Portnoy, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Jack Farley

(01:06:10) The Theories Of Conspiracy

(01:13:44) How To Beat Wall Street (Actually)

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