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Reddit’s Latest Money-Making Obsession Is an Obscure Fed Facility

Huge, oft-misunderstood program turns into another avenue for GameStop daydreams

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Every day in the early afternoon, money-market traders are glued to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website to see the results of the overnight reverse-repurchase agreement facility.

They’re not the only ones.