10-year-old San Antonio boy cashes in on GameStop stocks
Melvin Capital is also exiting GameStop, with manager Gabe Plotkin telling CNBC that the hedge fund was taking a significant loss. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)SAN ANTONIO โ A 10-year-old San Antonio boy made a killing by selling GameStop stock he was gifted more than a year ago. With GameStopโs share price skyrocketing this week behind a speculative frenzy driven by a Reddit chat group, Jaydyn sold the shares Wednesday for a little less than $3,200, the San Antonio Express-News reported. โMy phone was going off, because I have GameStop on my watch list,โ Nina said of watching the share price surge. RELATED: EXPLAINER: Why GameStopโs stock surge is shaking Wall Street
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