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April 6, 2023 @ 5:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the group that represents all state securities regulators plus provinces in Canada and states in Mexico, has announced a penalty of $10 million assessed on Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD). Under the terms of the settlement, Robinhood neither admits nor denies… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) has reportedly decided to make an exception to its short position ban for customers who had placed winning “puts” against failed lender Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), the FT revealed on Thursday (March 16, 2023). Put options are essentially contracts that provide a… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this past December, according to the firm’s 10-K that was filed today. According to the document, the SEC’s request arrived following the collapse of FTX: “And in December 2022, shortly after FTX filed for… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

  Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) revealed it has canceled the acquisition of Ziglu, a UK Fintech that opened the door to a new market. Ziglu holds an e-money license and is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Ziglu provides crypto trading in the UK as well… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) posted Q4 and full year 2022 results yesterday that delivered a net loss of $166 million, or an EPS of -$0.19, compared with net loss of $175 million, or EPS of -$0.20, in the third quarter of 2022. For the full year, Robinhood… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), has announced the availability of its new retirement product. The new service was revealed last year, and the digital brokerage launched a waitlist with names now said to be over 1 million customers. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the retirement product is the… Read More

November 3, 2022 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced earnings yesterday that delivered a slightly better result than anticipated. Today, shares in Robinhood are inching higher – fighting a down market day – but minor gains belie a company that has lost around 2/3s of its value since its initial public… Read More

October 12, 2022 @ 4:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Opportunity Crypto will stop in five different communities this fall, “educating individuals about cryptocurrency, including the risks and opportunities.” The team at Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) asked if you ever wondered “what is crypto” or “is crypto right for me”? In line or consistent with their mission… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), a social trading platform providing access to both traditional securities and crypto, is seeing a bump in its share price as chatter indicates that the practice of Payment for Order Flow – will remain in place. Robinhood promotes is a fee trading service… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) made a big announcement regarding expanding services across the Atlantic. The social investment platform announced the acquisition of Ziglu in the UK – an FCA-regulated e-Money platform and crypto asset provider. All subject to regulatory approval, of course. A few days… Read More

August 2, 2022 @ 5:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) released Q2 2022 financial results that delivered a sequential increase in net revenue of 6% or $318 million, but the slight improvement was not enough to please analysts as it was deemed a miss. Shares in Robinhood were trading at around $9… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried is acting once again to take advantage of significantly lower valuations in a struggling marketplace. Rumors claim that Bankman-Fried is looking to purchase Robinhood via his crypto exchange FTX. While no deal yet, the rumblings have caused shares in Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) to rise… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Ziglu, a UK-based e-Money institution and crypto platform, has announced a partnership with  ClearBank, a “cloud-based clearing bank.” ClearBank is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. According to a company statement, Ziglu will be utilizing ClearBank’s platform to provide… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 9:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, has purchased a 7.62% stake, or 56,273,469 shares in Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD). Bankman-Fried paid $648,293,886.33 for the shares. The share were purchased at an average price of $11.52/each. The purchase was revealed in a filing with the Securities and… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 7:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is interesting. Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced this week that its account holders will now enable “Stock Lending.” To quote Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood: “Our version of Stock Lending empowers customers to put their investments to work while keeping it simple. Robinhood does… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), a social investment platform that marries digital assets with traditional securities, has reported Q1 earnings and they are a bit disappointing. Robinhood said that net revenues decreased to $299 million in comparison with $522 million in the first quarter of 2021, a whopping… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has announced it will cut employees by around 9%. The news arrives at a time when shares in Robinhood are trading at or near an all-time low. Shares in Robinhood are hovering around $9.50 – far below its 52-week high of $85/share. In… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has turned on the feature to enable extended hours of securities trading. The new feature was revealed earlier this month and turned on yesterday. Account holders may now trade during pre-market hours (7AM to 9:30AM ET) and post-market hours (4PM to 8PM ET)… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 11:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has agreed to acquire UK Fintech Ziglu. In a blog post today, Robinhood said the acquisition is part of its goal to expand internationally in the UK as well as continental Europe. Ziglu is a regulated e-Money institution that operates as a neobank… Read More

April 8, 2022 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) took a blow today during an overall challenging market session, as Goldman Sachs issued a downgrade from Neutral to Sell. Robinhood is a social trading platform allowing users to trade both traditional securities alongside crypto. Last week, Robinhood shared that its goal is… Read More