Investigation

AMC and Citadel: The Second Meme Stock Market Structure Conflict

AMC and Citadel: The Second Meme Stock Market Structure Conflict

Overview

AMC experienced the same January 2021 trading restrictions as GameStop, exposing identical Citadel-Robinhood structural conflicts.

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