Robinhood

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a flock of new users join commission-free trading platform Robinhood. Data from UNSW Sydney shows what industries were most popular among Robinhood users from March 13 to July 31, the first months of widespread shutdowns in the U.S. Airlines: Two of the most...

Commission-free investing app Robinhood has gained a large number of new users during the coronvirus pandemic. A new study from Australian university UNSW Sydney reveals what the largest stock holdings are among Robinhood users during the global crisis.  The study tracked the movement and...

In times of crisis, innovation gains traction. That's according to Brandon Tepper, the vice president of Americas Sales for Nasdaq Inc’s (NASDAQ: NDAQ) Investment Intelligence business. Through his various roles at the world’s first electronic stock market, over the last 20 ...

Robinhood is seeking advisers for a potential initial public offering in the first quarter of 2021 and has asked banks to pitch for roles, according to Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Robinhood is the stock trading app that became the first widely used broker to offer...

A weekend feature from Bloomberg looks at the success of newbie traders in this unusual year and asks whether they got lucky or if they knew something Wall Street veterans didn't. New Gamers In Town: The convergence of new commission-free trading apps such as Robinhood, downtime in the pandemic...

During the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of dealmaking, networking, and recognition in the financial technology space, Benzinga's Brent Slava presented the following discussion on the feature requirements of new retail traders. What The Retail Investor Looks Like: Times are changing,...

Robinhood, a retail trading platform that offers investors commission-free stock, ETF, options trading and cash management, formally announced its Cash Management feature is now available to all customers. What Happened: As part of a vision to democratize finance for all, Robinhood introduced high-...

Benzinga, a leading news and data platform, in partnership with financial data and insights platform Envestnet | Yodlee, held the sixth annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards Tuesday — a day of dealmaking, networking and recognition in the financial technology space.  See also:...

The massive rally in the stock markets Monday is causing problems for many online stock brokers. Brokers Down: User reports indicate that financial service firms Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are having problems, according to Downdetector. A user on Twitter also said...