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Did social media ‘manipulate’ Gamestop?

Fintech Beat, Ep. 84

The social media driven squeeze in Gamestop stock has spurred many questions about the regulatory issues the volatility has raised.
The social media driven squeeze in Gamestop stock has spurred many questions about the regulatory issues the volatility has raised. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted March 2, 2021 at 4:00am

Emory law professor Kristin Johnson joins former Commodity Futures Trading Commission general counsel Patrick McCarty and Columbia University’s Josh Mitts to talk about fairness, hedge funds and social media.

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