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A recent Ont. court decision addressed the issue, but lawyers await more clarity from courts
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A recent Ont. court decision addressed the issue, but lawyers await more clarity from courts
by Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press Posted Feb 2, 2021 5:00 am ADT Last Updated Feb 2, 2021 at 5:10 am ADT TORONTO — Canadian regulators have said they will act if they see “abusive” or “manipulative” trading, as Reddit and other social media sites stoke stock mania. But experts say that legal action is not straightforward: it depends on whether rallies in stocks like BlackBerry and GameStop are co-ordinated and harmful or simply cases contagious excitement. It’s a debate that’s playing out on the forums themselves. On Reddit’s Bay Street Bets, one user wrote of BlackB...
Anita Balakrishnan The BlackBerry logo located in the front of the company's B building in Waterloo, Ont. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Ryan February 02, 2021 - 7:12 AM TORONTO - Canadian regulators have said they will act if they see "abusive" or "manipulative" trading, as Reddit and other social media sites stoke stock mania. But experts say that legal action is not straightforward: it depends on whether rallies in stocks like BlackBerry and GameStop are co-ordinated and harmful or simply cases of contagious excitement. Itâs a debate t...