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In response to "They make no money on people trading stocks? -- nm" by Krusty

Not directly no.

Posted by spamlet Jan 28 '21, 05:55

They sell the data of what their customers want to trade as their primary commodity.

Retail investors are dumb money and even if you’re not front running, per se, it’s still valuable to know where retail investors are heading so you can beat them there.

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Thanks. Retail investing seems like a foolish idea for 99% of people -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 06:02 2
- *ding* -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 06:12
- There's a reason I tend to invest in ETFs and not individual stocks -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 06:04

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