# GameStop \& the Mysteries of the Stock Market

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/gamestop-the-mysteries-of-the-stock-market>

**By** Silent Cal, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** March 12, 2021

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How the stock market works has changed significantly in the last 20 years.

## Shownotes:

A stock market professional joins the show to discuss how investors and hedge fund managers work differently. In recent stock market news, we had a front seat to witness the short-selling of small companies, like Gamestop. We discuss why short-selling happens and how technology has changed accessibility to the stock market.

What is a stock? What is a corporation? What is a hedge fund? How has the stock market changed in the last 30 years?

## Further Reading:

[Don’t Freak Out About Gamestop](https://www.cato.org/article/dont-freak-out-about-gamestop?queryID=e04f38eb2e1b645ff9ede8908147aba3), by Jennifer J. Schulp

[GameStop, AMC, Robinhood, and the Big Short Squeeze](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-daily-podcast/gamestop-amc-robinhood-big-short-squeeze?queryID=7660760859ec9ed048f7da6e4743324e), Cato Daily Podcast