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In response to "I was just about to post something similar. Is that allowed? Isn't that market manipulation? -- nm" by Krusty

Interesting question. In theory, robin hood users could just buy via a different brokerage provider

Posted by ty97 Jan 28 '21, 05:50

Although my (VERY) limited understanding of robinhood is that it might let you buy fractional shares which the others don't AFAIK.

This seems like Robinhood trying to manage their risk, expecting they might get caught up in all the questions around this?

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Basically anyone let’s you buy fractional shares and has no commissions now. -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 05:51 6
- Interesting, I didn't realize that. -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 05:55 3
  - (I'm a rather boring investor as you may have surmised) -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 05:55 2
    - I don't do anything crazy either, but the machinations are interesting. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 05:57 1
      - oh definitely -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 05:57
- (We can't do this in Canada, FWIW) -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 05:54 1
  - Well in AMERICA where we have FREEDOM you can. - spamlet Jan 28, 06:02

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Interesting question. In theory, robin hood users could just buy via a different brokerage provider

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