Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price::In its IPO documents, Reddit said the price and volume of its stock could “experience extreme volatility for reasons unrelated to our underlying business.”

  • @Windex007
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    110 months ago

    How would convincing people that their plan to short the stock might be a legitimate risk (encouraging shorts) be good for the stock price?

    • @Crack0n7uesday
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      210 months ago

      Asking about the value of reddit on reddit seems like it would contribute to the value of reddit…

      • @Windex007
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        110 months ago

        If the resounding answer is “we should short it”, then the contribution would be negative.

        They initially did try to get WSB on board w/ the DSO, with a cheeky "why let institutional investors have all the fun ;) " but as far as I understand it, WSB isn’t biting.