For example, many Wallstreetbets members held their shares during the recent Gamestop fiasco – even as the value kept dropping. Hodling means holding, or not selling shares. This user titled his post “I AM HODLING.” While the user was apparently intoxicated at the time of writing the post, the phrase stuck. The term HODL originated from a forum post in 2013 written by Gamekyuubi. Roaringkitty is often considered the king of yolo’s, as he spent every penny he had on Gamestop shares. Some individuals have cashed out their 401ks and IRA’s, only to spend it all on Gamestop shares. And that doesn’t include buying $100 worth of AMC or Gamestop shares. This is a term frequently used for large, bold investing moves. No idea what that means? Here’s a guide to Reddit’s Wallstreetbets slang. For more join one of our courses, or call +852 81799295 for more information.Apes HODL’ing their Diamond Hands to the moon, or 🦍💎👐🚀. There is a lot that can be learned about Financial English by following the Gamestop short squeeze. Melvin made a bad decision to short sell $GME.Ĭitadel Securities is a market maker owned by Kenneth Griffin.Ĭitadel is a market maker under investigation by the SEC for being engaged in dishonest market practices, eg paying for order flow, trading in dark pools etc. Melvin Capital is a hedge fund managed by Gabriel Plotkin Hitting the bids, algo trading, High Frequency TradingĪ computer programme offers fractionally lower and lower prices to artificially lower a shares price. Pajamas (USA) or pyjamas (UK) are clothes worn for sleeping. People who trade futures or those that trade premarket Jim Cramer is a presenter on CNBC, a news channel that broadcasts heavily biased market information sponsored by hedge funds and market makers. Meme popularized by Jim Cramer when he tried to (badly) imitate Wallstreetbets users When you account goes from $4000 to $0 in 30 secondsĭue Diligence - i t means doing your homework on a specific stock or the overall marketĮither means a stock went up 0.05% or 600%Įither means a stock went down -0.05% or -50% To have a smooth brain means to have no grooves which means you're retarded. The grooves in your brain determines your intelligence. What you buy when you make a poor decision A YOLO should be atleast 4 digits and represent 98-100% of your account When US stock markets open and they buy up what Europoors sold When the European stock markets open up and they start selling because they lack economic stimulus. W hen somebody has made a poor decision and is regretting it You sell at the slightest red tick because you're overleveraged and are scared. It means you never sell because you are confident in the stock. Use autistic to describe someone that actually does due diligence and knows what they are doingĪutism is a developmental condition where someone could have very advanced mathematical or intellectual skills, but might have difficulty communicating with he outside world. It is not normally used in the 21st century. This is actually a very politically incorrect word meaning intellectually challenged.
It means you are stupid and don't know what you're doing The spread is the difference between the bid and the ask. The minimum price a seller is willing to receive.
The maximum price a buyer is willing to pay That smart guy sold his shares to an idiot. There's a really smart guy who sold all his shares at the top. PDUFA dates are deadlines for the FDA to approve new drugs.Ī faggots delight is an OTM/ATM option that is close to expiry.
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Investing is buying and holding a company for the next few months, years, etc.īinary events are tradeable events like earnings reports, clinical trial outcomes, PDUFA approvals, etc. Trading is making well defined profits off of price fluctuations that are less in tune with "fundamentals". Slang used on r/wallstreetbets Vocabulary The same thing is expected to happen with Gamestop. In an annual meeting Porsche announced that they were recalling shares which a day later caused the price to skyrocket. Porsche knew Volkswagen was shorted by hedge funds. This happened in 2008 when Porsche slowly bought shares in Volkswagen to protect their partner from a takeover. Selling short is when a hedge fund sells a borrowed share and hopes that the price goes lower so that they can in the future buy the share at a cheaper price before returning it to its owner.Ī short squeeze is something happens when a hedge fund suddenly finds that the stock they sold short is now increasing in value, and other investors are refusing to sell their shares until it reaches a very high price. This is our guide to r/wallstreetbets slang.
The slang and vocabulary is different to other slang used in financial English, so don't be surprised if you can't find these words in a financial English glossary.
If you are following the Gamestop short squeeze, you have no doubt visited r/wallstreetbets and r/GME on Reddit.
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