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title: Talking About Stocks: Pathways into Financial Engagement
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/ajk-ajkdps-431/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-11-14
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:ajk:ajkdps:431
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ajk:ajkdps:431
featured: 2026-11-13
citations: unknown
topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution
---


# Talking About Stocks: Pathways into Financial Engagement

Tracking 6.8 million Reddit users reveals distinct entry routes to stock investing from budgeting, crypto, or gambling forums, with composition predicting market price and volume reactions.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ajk:ajkdps:431
- Identifier: RePEc:ajk:ajkdps:431
- Released: 2026-11-09
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 139 (2026-11-13): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-11-13/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution
- Authors: Olga Balakina, Jonathan Seim

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