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Re:Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3B with big rais... by arcticfox on Saturday April 01, 2017 @07:51AM (#14011679)
What do they do to make money once they have their users on board?
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Re:Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3B with big rais... by selectodude on Saturday April 01, 2017 @08:39AM (#14011831)
They really do sell flow and use margin. There just isn't any way they're profitable doing just that.
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Re:Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3B with big rais... by polack on Saturday April 01, 2017 @08:57AM (#14011876)
They could be making a good chunk of money from stock lending, like zero cost index funds are doing.
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Re:Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3B with big rais... by investorgator on Monday April 03, 2017 @10:11AM (#14022852)
Can an introducing broker participate in stock-lending programs?
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Re:Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3B with big rais... by huntermeyer on Saturday April 01, 2017 @12:02PM (#14012721)
They earn interest in the uninvested funds in user accounts.
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Re:Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3B with big rais... by kobeya on Saturday April 01, 2017 @09:53AM (#14012118)
They offer margin and after hours trading for a price.
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