GameStop millionaire u/DeepFuckingValue
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Wall Street Bets members are mostly "retail investors," non-professional individual investors who aren't part of financial firms like hedge funds, private equity firms, or investment banks.
As Insider's Ben Winck reported: "Reddit's structure and the democratic nature of users picking the most popular content differs wildly from Wall Street's research reports and market analysis."
By hyping up stocks and mobilizing the masses to get in on the action, these day traders boosted stocks to the surprise of many Wall Street firms.
The Redditor credited with helping light the match under GameStop claimed he turned $54,000 into $48 million.