“Just bought 87 shares of GME from Saudi Arabia. I stand with you fellow retards all the way to the moon,” a Reddit user posted on February 1, a Monday, on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, a day-trading forum that has exploded in popularity over the past few weeks. The post included documentation of the trade: 87 shares of GameStop (ticker symbol GME) purchased at an average price of $337 for a total outlay of $29,300.
The post quickly attracted a slew of positive responses. “Iranian here,” one user replied. “Although our people and governments do not get along, I am happy to call you my comrade in this. HOLD THAT SHIT.”
“GAMESTOP BRINGING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST,” a third user added. “Iran govt mine [sic] as well get in on the action too. They’d love to see wall st topple too lol.”
“Screw politics!!! GME brings world peace my comrade,” the original poster replied.
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