The man who created Reddit’s WallStreetBets is not who you think he is.
He is 39 years old. He lives in Mexico City with his wife, a doctor, and spends weeks chasing his 3-year-old twins and taking care of his day job as a consultant – hardly the type of character anyone could associate with the turbulent investment forum.
He never imagined that the Reddit community he created in 2012 would become such a powerful force that it would send GameStop Corp. GME,
stocks soar, nearly topple a hedge fund and leave professional money managers across the country gaping at Twitter.
“It’s a bit like watching one of those horror movies where you can see the thug walking up the stairs slowly,” said Jaime Rogozinski. “You see this train crash happening in real time.”
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