R/wallstreetbets
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Type of site | Subreddit |
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| Founded | January 31, 2012 |
| Founder(s) | Jaime Rogozinski |
| Key people | Keith Gill |
| URL | reddit |
| Users | 17 million subscribers |
r/wallstreetbets, also known as WallStreetBets or WSB, is a subreddit where participants discuss stock and option trading. It has become notable for its colorful jargon, aggressive trading strategies, stories of extreme gains and losses acquired in the stock market, and for playing a major role in the GameStop short squeeze that caused significant losses for a number of US hedge funds and short sellers for a duration of time in early 2021.