Information is a crucial component of decision-making: one needs to know the available
options, their consequences, and their risks for making decisions. At its simplest level …

We examine the consequences of due diligence recommendations on Reddit's
Wallstreetbets (WSB) platform. Before the Gamestop (GME) short squeeze …

We examine the value of due diligence recommendations on Reddit's Wallstreetbets (WSB)
platform. Before the Gamestop (GME) short squeeze, recommendations are significant …

Abstract Using 2020-2021 data from Reddit, we examine theoretical predictions from
Pedersen (2022) on how social media affects belief formation, price discovery and trading …

We examine investor behavior on social media platforms related to the GameStop (GME)
short squeeze in early 2021. Individual investors stimulated the stock market via Reddit …

The short squeeze of GameStop (GME) shares in mid-January 2021 has been primarily
orchestrated by retail investors of the Reddit r/wallstreetbets community. As such, it …

This study examines the price explosiveness of stocks whose purchase Robinhood
restricted during the GameStop episode. We find that those “meme stocks” comprise multiple …

We study the effects of broadband internet use on the investment decisions of individual
investors. A public program in Norway provides plausibly exogenous variation in internet …

We document the historically bad performance of shorting strategies in late 2020 and early
2021. Short sellers started retreating several weeks before the dramatic growth in the online …

Retail Option Traders and the Implied Volatility Surface Page 1 Retail Option Traders and the
Implied Volatility Surface Gregory W. Eaton, T. Clifton Green, Brian S. Roseman, and Yanbin …