Why Options Investors Should Avoid Meme Stocks

Ellen Simonson Bowman and Jim Gillies, The Motley Fool

June 19, 2021 at 6:11 a.m.·5 min read

In this segment from Motley Fool Live that first aired June 7, Motley Fool Canada analyst Jim Gillies and Fool.com editor/analyst Ellen Bowman discuss why meme stocks are the absolute wrong choices for options strategies. Ellen Bowman: Actually, talking about GameStop (NYSE: GME) and the nine years thing is a good segue into number 2, which was we did long-term, even as we used short-term strategies. GameStop, Nokia, what's the longest running strategy we ever had in Motley Fool Options?

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