Cruciotti, Ludovico Maria (A.A. 2024/2025) Does social media give: retail investors power in financial markets? The case of the GameStop short squeeze. Tesi di Laurea in Financial markets, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Dominik Damast, pp. 43. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Theoretical framework. Short selling & short squeeze. Brokers & neobrokers (PFOF-Payment for order flow, clearing). Hedge funds. History of GameStop. The rise of GameStop: business model and performance pre-2020. Retail investors: the emergence of r/WallStreetBets and its influence. Hedge funds: Melvin Capital, itadel and the Fallout. Brokers and trading platforms: Robinhood and its peers. The historical context: Covid-19 and market conditions. Short interest and the mechanism of the january 2021 squeeze. Mechanism of a short squeeze. Psychological forces: herd behavior, FOMO, retail sentiment. Consequences and market implicatioins. Retail investors: gains, losses and a new market identity. Hedge funds: risk, reputation and strategic rethinking. Brokers and market makers: trust, infrastructure and scrutiny. Regulators and policymakers: scrutiny and systemic reform. GameStop as a company: survuval and strategic transformation.

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Bibliografia: pp. 38-39.

Thesis Type:	Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Business Administration, English language (L-18)
Chair:	Financial markets
Thesis Supervisor:	Damast, Dominik
Academic Year:	2024/2025
Session:	Autumn
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2026 12:30
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2026 12:30
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/45480

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