Robinhood will list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "HOOD"

[Shawn Knight]

What just happened? The American financial services company, best known for offering commission-free trades of stocks and exchange-traded funds, has filed the necessary paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list Class A common shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “HOOD.”

Robinhood hasn’t yet said how many shares will be offered, nor has it confirmed the price range for the offering.

In the SEC filing, Robinhood said it plans to set aside between 20 percent and 35 percent of its shares for sale to Robinhood customers on its platform.

Robinhood in its SEC filing revealed that it had 18 million retail clients (or funded accounts) as of March 31, up from just 12.5 million at the end of last year. Collectively, it is holding nearly $81 billion in customer assets.

Robinhood has been in the news a lot this year, although not always in a positive light. Just yesterday, Robinhood was ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to pay roughly $70 million in penalties for “systemic supervisory failures” and causing harm to millions of customers. It’s the largest financial penalty ever ordered by FINRA.

The company came under fire over its role in the GameStop trading frenzy earlier this year and has been dealing with the fallout ever since. In the SEC filing, the company said its CEO’s cell phone had even been seized by the US Attorney’s Office as part of its investigation into the matter.

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[veLa]

Investing in an investing company? How meta.

 

[VitalyT]

Robinhood's motto was to steal from the rich and give to the needy, which was akin to communism. The Wall Street must be livid and anxious to strangle them.

 

[noel24]

Those are The guys That suspended trading when Sheriff of Nott..., sorry, Wall Street asked Them to?

 

[captaincranky]

Robinhood's moto was to steal from the rich and give to the needy, which was akin to communism. The Wall Street must be livid and anxious to strangle them.

I don't know about the Wallstreeters, but the SEC is livid with them, to the tune of 65 million dollars:

SEC.gov | SEC Charges Robinhood Financial With Misleading Customers About Revenue Sources and Failing to Satisfy Duty of Best Execution

www.sec.gov

 

[terzaerian]

Robinhood's moto was to steal from the rich and give to the needy, which was akin to communism. The Wall Street must be livid and anxious to strangle them.

No, he stole from the King - e.g., the government - and gave back to the taxpayers he was throttling. Far closer to a libertarian than a communist.

 

[winjer]

Steal, from the poor, give to the rich.

 

[Irata]

Robinhood's moto was to steal from the rich and give to the needy, which was akin to communism. The Wall Street must be livid and anxious to strangle them.

That was their motto indeed. Their actions on the other hand were ‚screw small investors - let‘s help hedge funds and their backing banks instead‘.

So a more appropriate motto would be ‚Robbing the hood‘.

Those are The guys That suspended trading when Sheriff of Nott..., sorry, Wall Street asked Them to?

Exactly

 

[Danny101]

'Hood'

Well, it sounds appropriate actually.

 

[Aryassen]

Robinhood's motto was to steal from the rich and give to the needy, which was akin to communism. The Wall Street must be livid and anxious to strangle them.

So, Sir Loxley was a communist back then? That's new
(just kidding, couldn't resist)

Wall Street may have been anxious to strangle them, because for a short while, RH played the game (Wall street rigged in the first place) better, causing havoc. However, that seems to be changed somewhat lately...