Question of the Day #1106

The meme stock party is over already

From the headline of this article at Quartz.

  上記の文で、meme stockの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "meme stock" mean?

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解答

意味：
日経ビジネス によると、

ミーム株（Meme Stock）とは、オンラインコミュニティーにてもてはやされる「はやりの株」のことを指す。「はやり」を意味するミームとは、ネットスラングとしてかねて使用されており、コラージュを施した画像を「ミーム画像」と呼ぶなどされていた。ミーム株は、こうしたネットスラングの文化が投資の世界へと流入したことによる産物である。

   

Answer

According to Investopedia:

A meme stock refers to the shares of a company that have gained viral popularity due to heightened social sentiment. This social sentiment is usually due to activity online, particularly on social media platforms.

 

Examples

• Though some believe meme stock communities coordinate efforts to influence the prices of those shares, meme stock shareholders are often an unorganized set of independent individuals, each with their own investment views and preferences.
• Meme stocks, in their present form, arose in the year 2020 out of the subreddit r/wallstreetbets.
• Companies that become meme stocks have usually performed poorly in recent years, and attracted attention from short-sellers – investors who effectively bet on the price of a share going down further.
• Part of the meme stock’s appeal is the opportunity to battle such institutional short-sellers by backing what’s perceived as a plucky underdog.
• Meme stocks may also hold an element of nostalgia for Millenial and Gen Z investors, now in their 20s and 30s, as brands such as GameStop, AMC and Nokia, which are often considered meme stocks, were childhood staples for these generations.

   

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