The saga of GameStop has attracted the attention of trading platforms, regulators and even the White House. Just weeks ago, major hedge funds were betting big money against the success of GameStop in the form of short sales. But that didn't stop individual investors from taking those bets. Instead, a flood of retail investors joined forces on Reddit's WallStreetBets forum to send GameStop's stock soaring. The moves by some brokers to slow down trading in these stocks raised legitimate cries of unfairness to regular investors.

Leading up to election day for the 2020 presidential campaign, several Duke Law faculty and staff shared the reasons why it's important to them to vote.

Appearing: Marin Levy, Jamie Lau, Timothy Lovelace, Amanda Lacoff, Michael Tigar, Lawrence Baxter, Jennifer Jenkins, Ryke Longest, and Michael Dockterman of Duke Law.

Duke Law professors Samuel Buell, Steven Schwarcz, and Lawrence Baxter discuss the film The Big Short and its issues in an in depth panel discussion.. The film explores a number of issues, including: complex securitizations, a lack of regulation, and the nature of financial fraud.

Originally recorded on October 6, 2016.

Sponsored by the Global Financial Markets Center.