It also offers exchange-traded funds, including index and bond ETFs, and it's working on launching futures trading in the months ahead. In late 2024, Robinhood also briefly offered a prediction market that allo
Backers sprang into action. Ribbit, Sequoia, a16z, Index and others sank $3.4 billion into the business over the coming days. By the following Monday, Robinhood had received more money than it needed and those who dallied saw their funds either rejected, or put into a deal with a higher ...
Robinhood was brought into the spotlight again in January 2021, after it decided to restrict access to certain securities such as GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Nokia, and others during the market frenzy surrounding the Reddit short squeeze on the stocks. One of Robinhood's primary market makers, ...
Investors on social media and online forums such as Reddit have been cheerleading each other in recent weeks to drive up shares in GameStop, AMC Entertainment and other stocks. Big institutions including some hedge funds that had bet on those stocks going lower have lost billions as the...
In January 2021, Robinhood was at the centre of Reddit’s /r/WallStreetBets battle against hedge funds. Thousands of activist investors bought GameStop stock, forcing a “short squeeze” on the hedge funds. Robinhood suspended trading of GameStop stock for a few days, which caused awave of...
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Robinhood,the firm behind the recent so-called "Reddit Rally" of activist day trading in the U.S.,has submitted plans for a stock market flotation.The firm said in a statement that relevant documents have been lodged with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) i...
Thomas Yeung is an expert when it comes to finding fast-paced growth opportunities on Reddit. He recommended Dogecoin before it skyrocketed over 8,000%, Ripple before it flew up more than 480% and Cardano before it soared 460%. Now, in a new report, he’s naming 17 of his favorite Re...