[arista]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55843829
same link from page 1.

[Melissa Holdren, a 43-year-old nurse who
lives in the US state of Massachusetts,
was so angry about the clampdown
by the trading platforms that it spurred
her to buy into one of the companies affected.

She used her account at Fidelity,
a major brokerage known for its
mutual funds, to purchase about $500
worth of shares in AMC Entertainment,
which like GameStop has had its
share purchases restricted by some brokerages.
It was a first for the 43-year-old nurse,
who has always relied on big companies
to manage her retirement investments for her.
"I find it very questionable that a
private corporation could one-way
block the purchases of stock," she says.
"It doesn't seem right.
If you're worried about market volatility
why are you only blocking one side of the transactions?"

Melissa, whose grandfather made his living as an
independent stock trader, says she knows she could
lose money if AMC's stock falls.
But she is hoping her small investment will help
the AMC movie theatre chain survive - while taking
a stand against Wall Street.
"In general we need to rethink a lot of our
financial structures," she says.
"After the 2008 crash... it became made it clear that
a lot of the financial market was divorced
from reality in a way that I don't think
is healthy", she said
"To be specifically concerned with what's going on
on Reddit right now and not be concerned
about that larger picture I think is specious."]