When did speculation reach its peak?

This is the question that investors and bankers ask, but also regulators and economists.

The hype surrounding GameStop shares has turned into a heated battle for power over the financial markets.

It is a battle between millions of small savers, who move prices with their clicks, and the long-established institutions of the stock exchange. This power struggle manifests itself in wild price fluctuations. The wild back and forth can change the way the financial markets function permanently. It threatens to turn a core idea of ​​economics on its head.