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Abraham: Gamified Brokerage Interfaces Condition Users to Trade Like Gamblers
“If the platform you're using is closer to gambling, you will end up being more of a gambler automatically. Just based on the design of how you were introduced to the markets and therefore you'll be more prone to, you know, potentially react on these types of t…”
Abraham: Aston Martin took equity in Public for F1 sponsorship
“The Aston Martin actually took part equity in public as well. And it's, you know, kind of like, I think it's the first time they've really done this.”
Abraham: Wealthy retail investors do not care about $5 free stock referral bonuses
“And as you move more upmarket, the less that stuff worked because if you have a little bit of money, let's be honest, you don't really give a shit about five bucks on free stock.”
Abraham: Public.com Sees Record Deposit Days During Market Drops
“Generally speaking, this behavior of buying the dip is a little bit retail investing culture now. And so whenever you see this like massive drops, This is really when we see some of our best days. It was like, you know, one of our record days in just deposits,…”
Abraham: 24/7 Retail Stock Trading Is Inevitable and Approaching
“I mean, generally speaking, I think it's definitely coming. Like, it will also come to public at some point.”
Abraham: Only one major player drives liquidity in overnight trading
“Overnight right now, there's essentially only like one major player who drives the liquidity for that.”
Abraham: Retail brokerage trading volume is driven by the attention economy
“Trading volumes for companies like ours are a little bit like competing with any other thing that competes with attention because you know, if markets are in the news, you get inspired by something and that might drive action.”
Abraham: Younger investors use yield accounts for opportunistic cash parking
“So, so, so, so you're seeing younger generations using it less as a, hey, I'm gonna now actually hold the bond to maturity for 10 years from now, and more use like these account types that we've created for, you know, just like earn some yield on your stuff, y…”
Abraham: Each trading window has distinct participants and liquidity pools
“The thing that you have to think of is that each trading window Has its own participants and its own liquidity and execution venues.”
Abraham: Retail Investors Rotated from Cash Yield to Equities During Dip
“So what we've seen in the last few trading days essentially is that people cycle out of the yield accounts and into stocks and ETFs because they essentially had this cash lying around and we're like, okay, you know, I think totally what we've been hearing a lo…”