YouTuber “Roaring Kitty” (Keith Gill), who helped drive a surge in GameStop Inc.’s stock price, may be delisted from retail stock trading platform ETrade.

ETrade, a unit of investment giant Morgan Stanley, "has become increasingly concerned that his recent purchase of GameStop (GME) shares may involve stock manipulation," people familiar with the matter said.

Kitty's long-inactive Reddit account posted a screenshot of an investment account on Sunday that held more than $200 million worth of GameStop shares and call options.

Morgan Stanley employees have been monitoring Kitty’s ETrade account since Roaring Kitty reappeared on Platform X in mid-May. ETrade employees “discovered that he had purchased call options prior to his tweets” and that “Kitty’s trades may have generated profits due to share price movements triggered by his tweets.” With the new wave of activity in GME, ETrade appears to be considering stopping Kitty’s trading.

According to the Reddit post, if his latest bet (that GME stock will be worth more than $20 on June 21) proves true, he will make a ton of money. Those who follow him will also benefit.

Morgan Stanley has hired its financial crimes unit and outside counsel on the matter, but the firm knows that taking action would mean "attracting the attention of his meme army," and Morgan Stanley employees are also concerned that shutting down Kitty's account could cause the firm to lose ETrade clients.

Today alone, the Roaring Kitty account grew 48%, or about $85 million, according to investment tracker @unusual_whales on X. (The Wall Street Journal)

Earlier news, Roaring Kitty (Reddit ID is DeepFuckingValue) posted on the Superstonk sub-forum of the Reddit platform again after three years. The picture shows that it has a $65.7 million Gamestop stock call option with an exercise price of $20 and an expiration date of June 21. #feedfeverchallenge