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NYSE wants to extend electronic trading to compete with round-the-clock platforms

Oct 29, 2024
The New York Stock Exchange would allow trades 22 hours a day through its electronic platform, Arca, pending regulatory approval.
The lights at the New York Stock Exchange are on from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Now, its online platform will be accessible 22 hours a day.
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Troubled trading app Robinhood hopes to lure back users — with retirement accounts

Dec 9, 2022
Federal regulators fined the platform $70 million last year for misleading customers into potentially risky stock trades. The company is now hoping to lure new users with its fee-free individual retirement accounts.
This photo illustration shows the logo of trading application Robinhood on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia on January 28, 2021.
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Who's going to buy Robinhood stock after an IPO?

There's no word yet on when the IPO would happen, but Robinhood has filed the confidential plan to go public later this year.
If buying stock on Robinhood is free, how does the company make its money?
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$3.4 billion in new investments will help Robinhood loosen limits for now

Feb 2, 2021
Robinhood needed that new investment "because of the antiquated nature of how we settle stock trades," one finance professor says.
This photo illustration shows the logo of trading application Robinhood on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia on January 28, 2021.
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GameStop shares back up after Robinhood relaxes restrictions

After shares of the video game retailer closed down 44% Thursday, they were up about 80% at market open Friday.
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Robinhood slapped with two separate regulatory complaints

Dec 18, 2020
Massachusetts regulators say the brokerage app Robinhood makes it too easy for inexperienced traders to buy risky options.
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