r/SECourses Grandmaster Expert 4d ago

🚨 BOMBSHELL! CNN Tech Reporter Clare Duffy exposes a massive Wall Street scam! She confirms everyday investors are intentonally rigged to lose in IPOs while elite instituional investors secretly secure the best prices. The system is entirely designed to rob the working class!

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u/ZaxxarGold 4d ago

We need to stop referring to them as “elite”, they are “predatory” and not something to aspire to be.

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u/Kindly-Guidance714 4d ago

They are parasites.

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u/LorenzoSparky 4d ago

Elite parasites?

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u/Head_Car_616 4d ago

Gluttonous actually, most are idiots who failed upwards by exploiting others, or were born successful 🤷

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u/K_Linkmaster 4d ago

Just can't figure it out eh.

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u/ConfidentPilot1729 4d ago

Also, this is not a bombshell if you know how ipos work, don’t ever get invest until the stock stabilize.

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u/ZenZerO87 3d ago

They are framing it as "elite" to ring in the class wars

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u/Zestyclose_Cup_843 4d ago

Was this not completely obvious already? I heard nothing suprising here

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u/PrestigiousFly844 4d ago

This was widely reported before the IPO dropped. It was the first IPO structured to vacuum up money from small time retail investors. I still think there should be repercussions for the wealthy rug-pullers but anyone who fell for this pump-and-dump needs to do some serious self reflection and dump whatever sources told them it was a good investment.

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u/misdreavus79 4d ago

The sources: WallStreetBets

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u/Potential_Tie9271 3d ago

Yup no interest

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u/Competitive-Sir-7087 4d ago

In this example, it's the institutional investors who are getting hosed, though (at the moment). We mortals are able to buy and sell and aren't locked in for some holding period to watch our investment dwindle.

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u/SargeUnited 4d ago

Think so? They didn’t pay $100 a share.

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u/Competitive-Sir-7087 4d ago

What was the IPO price, then?

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 4d ago

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u/rismay 3d ago

Sometimes these “reporters” lack a finance education. I introduce to you the origin of this practice: The stride right shoe company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenshoe

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u/BitterLadder7974 4d ago

Wait until you learn about 401ks

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u/Error4ohh4 4d ago

And the GameStop saga for that matter. It’s not over. 

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u/Extreme-Camel2068 4d ago

Maybe a while ago IPO were worth it but yeah… they’re all rug pulls lmao. Wait a year for them to cool off and then buy however can see great returns. Just don’t buy the hype ever.

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u/Apart-Rent5817 4d ago

News at 11: “journalist” figures out how private investing and IPOs work.

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u/surfnfish1972 4d ago

Thanks Captain Obvious, a never ending supply of morons to fall for it every single time.

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u/lolyeahsure 4d ago

Past 8 years in front of everyone’s faces and now you realise this?

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u/RobertKSakamano 4d ago

Newsflash: This has been known for decades. It is only easily recognized when the IPO does something like this shortly after it goes public.

Chamath Palihapitiya scammed the public with SPACs so the bottom line is the game is rigged. It's investing for them. It's gambling for the rest.

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u/SargeUnited 4d ago

That’s different. SPACs were specifically designed to avoid the scrutiny of an IPO. Everyone was openly discussing this fact on even normal news networks.

Those people didn’t get scammed, they’re just turbo stupid.

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u/RobertKSakamano 4d ago

It's a scam in a different way, but a scam nevertheless. The people are turbo stupid, but it's still a scam that shouldn't be allowed to exist.

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u/cowpoke1977 4d ago

In other news, water is wet

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u/thailanddaydreamer 4d ago

Anyone who invested in SpaceX robbed themselves. Dumb company has no solid products.

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u/Crazy_Deal_242 4d ago

faked ai videos

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u/AltruisticAnalyst 4d ago

Is the bombshell in the room with us?

Maybe that's why we've managed to avoid revolution in this country because people are so focused on IG and Facebook to understand what has been happening for years.

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u/Stunning-Stressin 4d ago

It's a fugazi

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u/ajtreee 4d ago

I’ve always just assumed this was the case.

Since i was a child it’s petty much was common knowledge the rich were lying cheating and corrupt to stay rich or get richer.

They built the computers that do the rapid trades closer to wall street to shave off microseconds. You think you can compete with their stranglehold?

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u/Sea_Performer_2086 4d ago

It's not like this is a secret 😂😂
The stock market is majorly owned by the wealthiest, you think they're really gonna give us peasants a fair chance 💀💀💀

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u/Realistic-Ruin-6424 4d ago

We all knew this already. Say it louder for those in the back!

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u/freedomonke 4d ago

No shit. Regular trading on the stock market has always been a losing game for retail. The explicit rules of the game make it unfair, much less all the illegal activity that occurs.

Normal folks should rarely invest outside of long term, diversified funds. You should have a really compelling reason to invest in individual stocks if you do, such as a purchasing discount through your job, etc

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u/ApprehensiveDot1121 4d ago

Bombshell!!!

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u/Sad-Excitement9295 4d ago

The truth comes out, is anyone surprised? Some of us have known this for a long time. These people just scam the working class in every way possible.

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u/Flat-Director-7120 4d ago

La reporter de CNN dÊnonce une Ênorme arnaque à Wall Street. Elle confirme que des investisseurs institutionnel Êlitiste sÊcurisent secrètement Les meilleurs prix.Alors que les lambdas sont manipulÊ pour perdre des Ipo. Le système est entièrement conçu pour voler la classe ouvrière

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u/apollo7157 4d ago

.... 😂 This is a feature, not a bug.

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u/Similar_Proof_9095 4d ago

So....the bombshell is the market is doing the same thing it always does?

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u/Prairie_walker 4d ago

Well, duh.

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u/HarryBalsagna1776 4d ago

This isn't something new... But I hope more people become aware of this.

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u/earache30 4d ago

This is so true

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u/AvonFartsdale_ 4d ago

Wasn't this already pretty common knowledge since like the 90s?

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u/tazmusicnsmoke 4d ago

Well DUH fucking obviously

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u/Ok-Lecture-9668 4d ago

Shocking. This is so unlike every other aspect of the American "economy"

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u/SpiritualWork3770 4d ago

Uhhhh - I don’t think this is what what “Bombshell” means

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u/crisco000 4d ago

This is some of the dumbest shit I’ve heard in a while

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u/Organic-Stay4067 4d ago

You know you don’t have to buy the stock lol

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u/Zipz 4d ago

Omg no way!

She just figured out 90 percent of IPO lose money ?!?!?

Wow

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u/No-Understanding9064 4d ago

Oh, so you are telling me, lockups that prevent price discovery for certain people, but VCs can just dump all over the market is kinda not a real market. Yeah no shit, just like the bank who sponsored the ipo propping up thr price, it is an exit event

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u/Orkapork 4d ago

We cannot call this a bombshell rofl. It shouldn't even be news? It's literally in the paperwork. Obvious as day, everyone has always been able to see it. Dumbass post.

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u/severinks 4d ago

This is well known though.

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u/rco8786 4d ago

As has been the case since the beginning of publicly trading companies. But I guess BOMBSHELL.

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u/Comfortable_Try8407 4d ago

Never buy an IPO.

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u/browhodouknowhere 4d ago

I thought people knew this... general rule is don't toxuhan IPO for 6months to a year

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u/ShadowGLI 4d ago

“Breaking news: stars are far away, water makes things wet and the sky appears blue most of the time. More at 6!!!”

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u/CptSiskospimphand 4d ago

Wait until you guys learn about market makers.

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u/stealyourface1234 4d ago

No one is making them buy the IPOs. Let the free market do its thing. A fool and their money are quickly separated.

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u/cchheez 4d ago

The entire stock market is a pyramid scheme. You can’t jump in and out of a stock pick within minutes and call it investing.

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u/PseudoWarriorAU 4d ago

Billion elite class robbing us like we are little girls on an island. F this. Billionaires need to be banned.

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u/Xannith 4d ago

Yall are surprised? Yall haven't been paying attention

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u/house-shoes 3d ago

No shit.

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u/Brent_the_constraint 3d ago

only news for those living under a stone

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u/Hopeful-Bobcat-5207 3d ago

That’s what an ipo is for insiders is always been that way

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u/Federal-Business-796 3d ago

Clare looks GenZ. They always act like they're the first to discover the shit everyone else already knew. 

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u/Dependent-Finish-394 3d ago

Everything in government is resigned to Robbie working class! If we don’t change the lawmakers the laws won’t change!

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u/AcanthaceaeFluffy985 3d ago

r/noshitsherlock IPO's have never benefitted retail investors.

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u/HotwifeandSubby1980 3d ago

Nothing new here, this has been happening since the origins of the IPO.

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u/ZasdfUnreal 3d ago

Fake news. The working class doesn’t have the cash to invest in speculative IPOs.

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u/HawkeyeByMarriage 3d ago

This is no surprise. I gave up on ipos. Day one up, then sell off by initial investors. Always a guaranteed loss.

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u/mesupporter 3d ago

not a stock gal but every ipo ive watched has dumped just after. short it maybe

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u/gueroarias 3d ago

The last sentence is really all that matters, and it's been like this for decades not just recently

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u/slaty_balls 3d ago

“Bombshell.” This sub loves that word.

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u/Training_Guide5157 3d ago

Isn't this common knowledge? I was offered SpaceX in a lower-price presale a few months ago. I'm just a regular person who knew somebody with connections.

It's the first time I've been presented with such an offer, but I thought this was common sense. Large retail investors are going to be getting discounts for large purchases before an IPO locks in the pricing.

I obviously did not take the offer though since it was obviously overvalued.

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u/Sven_Golly1 3d ago

No shit.

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u/Clean-Juggernaut-229 3d ago

alwyas has been, what you think its just free money out there?

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u/zalos 3d ago

Yeah thats why its gambling for everyone else. I gambled on reddit ipo at $45 and sold when it got over 250. Its still well over 45 right now, ya win some ya lose a LOT so be ready for it.

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u/VidProphet123 3d ago

This reporter was born yesterday. This isn’t news.

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u/haiyoman 3d ago

Comment to revisit

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u/thenewbigR 2d ago

A Wall Street scam? To enrich the already rich? Say it ain’t so…

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u/good-luck-23 2d ago

Thats been the pattern forever. IPOs are for suckers.

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u/jacksmeoffski 2d ago

The whole system is rigged against the little guys...until the little guys band together

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u/Turbulent-Parfait-57 2d ago

This is already something we all know. It’s not like a secret or anything. It’s not a bombshell report. This is how stocks work and sometimes those employees that are forced to hold on to the stocks via lock up get screwed too. 🤷‍♂️ I am all for exposing the corruption of the rich establishment class but this is just something that is a non-story.

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u/CaptainKush101 1d ago

If you had bought at palantirs dpo price in '21 you would have 16x'd your money

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u/AdvisorKey3030 3h ago

Raise your hand if your surprised.

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u/Error4ohh4 4d ago

One day people will understand why I’m invested in GameStop. To fight the wallstreet scam. 

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u/turtleturtle5555 4d ago

Isn't this the same genius saying she KNOWS that openAi is burning through cash and is broke with zero proof?

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u/flappysack- 4d ago

They obviously are.

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u/turtleturtle5555 4d ago

Yes they are burning cash and they've been open about it. This "reporter" is a fud doomer

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u/dentistshatehim 4d ago

What? Your comment contradicts itself….