People walk past a GameStop store in Midtown Manhattan on January 27, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images People walk past a GameStop store in Midtown Manhattan on January 27, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
People walk past a GameStop store in Midtown Manhattan on January 27, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
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Futu, Tiger Brokers land in ‘nerds vs Wall Street’ battle as social media users take on hedge funds over shares of GameStop, AMC

  • Futu will allow trading of GameStop and AMC Entertainment shares on its platforms after wild price swings and upstream restrictions
  • Brokers restricting free trading of stocks is ‘market manipulation’, analyst says

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Iris Ouyang
Iris Ouyang

Updated: 11:22pm, 29 Jan, 2021

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People walk past a GameStop store in Midtown Manhattan on January 27, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images People walk past a GameStop store in Midtown Manhattan on January 27, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
People walk past a GameStop store in Midtown Manhattan on January 27, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
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