One Year On: GameStop and the Retail Trader

The video discusses the meme stock frenzy, focusing on GameStop's impact on retail investors and market dynamics. It highlights how Robinhood's free commissions changed the brokerage industry, encouraging more individual stock trading. The video also explores the long-term effects on hedge funds and options pricing, emphasizing the risks of being caught short in volatile stocks.

Discuss the long-term effects of the lottery-like environment created for retail investors.

What are the potential consequences of fewer investors participating in the stock market?