This is a Squawk Box squabble you don’t want to miss. 

In an interview on CNBC, Kevin O’Leary debated with Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin over GameStop’s volatility and massive retail investor interest. O’Leary argued that all investors should be allowed to speculate freely — regardless of whether hedge funds and other short sellers get slammed.

I think this is fantastic what’s going on. Leave it alone. It’s a great thing that’s happening here.

When challenged on how he feels about new, retail investors who may be losing money on the first trades, O’Leary reminds Galvin that every investor loses.

They’re learning about the risks of the market. … We forgot to educate them in high school, so let them learn in the real world, which is even better.

Listen to the Odd Lots podcast with GMEdd.com Contributor Rod Alzmann here:

Everyone is talking about GameStop. The physical games retailer that was left for dead has been one of the hottest stocks of the year, surging well over 50x since its lows in late 2020. But how did it come about? Why GameStop? And what was the role that social media played? We speak with Rod Alzmann, the proprietor of GMEDD.com, which collects the fundamental bullish argument for the stock, about how it all happened.

Chamath Palihapitiya joined Scott Wapner on CNBC’s Halftime Report  to serve Wapner a dose of reality on his recent purchase of GameStop options. This is an interview you don’t want to miss.

A lot of people are doing some incredible fundamental diligence on companies [GameStop], trying to think of long term value, and in my opinion, many of them are doing as good, and frankly, a better job than a lot of hedge fund analysts.

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