The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading

In 2021, the stock market valuation of GameStop skyrocketed thanks to a social media frenzy. It heralded the rise of the so-called "meme" stock, but also a rise in a particular kind of trading, one driven more by the attention economy than by inherent value in an investment, according to new Northeastern University research published on SSRN.

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