Activist Retail Investors and the Future of Financial Markets... - 9781032397276

Name: Activist Retail Investors and the Future of Financial Markets... - 9781032397276
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Activist Retail Investors and the Future of Financial MarketsUnderstanding YOLO Capitalism\nAuthor(s): Usman W. Chohan, Sven Van Kerckhoven\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032397276, 978-1032397276\nSynopsis\nContemporary financial markets have been characterized by sociocultural phenomena such as \""meme stocks\"", the Gamestop short squeeze, and \""You Only Live Once (YOLO) trading\"". These are movements led by small-scale retail investors banding together to participate forcefully in financial markets through decentralized but coordinated actions.\n\nThis book deploys many different subdisciplines to explore the recent power grabbing of retail investors and the online environment that enables them to join the ranks of major financial players, and participate in contemporary capitalism. It offers multiple perspectives on the genesis, role, motivations, power, and future prospects of retail investors as a force i.