The story of Robinhood Markets

American retail brokerage and financial services company founded in 2013.

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2013 –

Robinhood Markets. American retail brokerage and financial services company founded in 2013.

2013

Robinhood Markets, founded by Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev.

Since Nov 2013: Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood Markets.

Co-CEO with Baiju Bhatt from November 2013 to November 2020; sole CEO since then.

Nov 2013 – Nov 2020: Baiju Bhatt, CEO of Robinhood Markets.

2019 – Mar 2021

Robinhood Markets routed customer orders to Citadel Securities.

Through its subsidiary Robinhood Securities. Citadel Securities paid Robinhood for these orders (payment for order flow): 34% of Robinhood’s total revenues in 2020 and 27% in the first quarter of 2021. The S-1 says such arrangements are not documented under binding contracts.

Robinhood Markets, involved in the NSCC margin calls of January 2021 and the Robinhood trading restrictions of 2021.

Robinhood Markets includes Robinhood Financial.

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