Market Volatility and Trading Activity - The market has experienced record levels of volatility in recent months, with major indices fluctuating significantly since the November elections [4] - Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), a digital brokerage, has benefited from the increased trading activity during this period [4] Analyst Background and Expertise - The analyst has extensive experience covering technology companies on Wall Street and working in Silicon Valley [2] - The analyst has served as an outside adviser to several seed-round startups, providing exposure to key industry themes [2] - The analyst has been a regular contributor on Seeking Alpha since 2017 and has been quoted in various web publications [2] - The analyst's articles are syndicated to company pages in popular trading apps like Robinhood [2]

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) remains well-positioned for growth driven by lower rates, opportunistic acquisitions and rising transaction-based revenues. However, high regulatory risks alongside significant share-based compensation (SBC) expenses remain concerns.Tailwinds For HOODInterest Rate Cuts to Aid Revenue Growth: Robinhood’s transaction-based revenues are likely to grow amid interest rate cuts as investors seek better returns by diversifying their portfolios into capital markets and alternative inv ...

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst David Meier and host Mary Long discuss:What merger rumors signal about Nissan's business. (Note: This podcast was recorded before Nissan and Honda announced their plans.)How retailers are leaning into the holiday spirit.Advice for a seasonal decoration company.Then Stephanie Guild, Robinhood's head of investment strategy, joins Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey to discuss her outlook for 2025 and what's excited Robinhood investors in the past year.To catch full episodes of a ...

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) intends to begin offering options trading to its U.K. clients in early 2025 as it continues to expand the features on its platform to cater to customers outside the United States. Jordan Sinclair, president of Robinhood UK, stated this in an interview with Yahoo Finance UK.Rationale Behind HOOD’s OfferingOn the third-quarter 2024 conference call, Robinhood announced receiving approval from the Financial Conduct Authority for offering options trading. This will be the latest fe ...

Robinhood Markets (HOOD 3.76%), the online brokerage that popularized commission-free trading, went public in July 2021 at $38 a share. Its stock hit an all-time high of $70.29 less than a week later, but it dropped below $7 by the following June.Robinhood's stock plummeted as rising interest rates curbed the market's appetite for the higher-risk stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies that have driven most of its growth during the pandemic. However, its stock recovered over the following two years as interes ...

Thanks to fractional shares and commission-free trading, anyone can invest these days, whether you've got $200 or $2 million. Investing can be risky and time-consuming, so it's a good idea to start investing as early as possible and with a smaller amount of money so your losses don't impact you too much financially.It's generally a good idea to invest only what you can afford to lose, especially if you're considering putting your money into individual stocks. That way, you can gain investing experience firs ...

As 2024 concludes, investors await the Santa Claus rally lifting stocks in the last week of December and the January effect to kick in the following month. The January effect occurs when investors buy back into the market after taking their tax losses and selling their underperforming stocks to offset capital gains from cashing in on their winners. The net effect can be a sustained market rally throughout January. However, history is no guarantee of future results. Nonetheless, here are two financial techno ...

November was another great month for Robinhood.Robinhood's (HOOD -3.63%) most recent data release showed another great month of momentum in November, and that should keep the company growing in 2024. In this video, Travis Hoium shows why this remains one of the hottest stocks in fintech.*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Dec. 16, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 17, 2024. ...

This brokerage is putting the old investing world to shame.Robinhood (HOOD -3.63%) is no longer a YOLO trading platform like it was during the pandemic. The company has built professional tools and is growing rapidly in retirement accounts, which is a big reason the stock is up in 2024. However, shares have a long growth runway ahead, as Travis Hoium discusses in this video.*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Dec. 17, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 18, 2024. ...

Subscribers to Schaeffer's Weekend Trader options recommendation service received this HOOD commentary on Sunday night, along with a detailed options trade recommendation -- including complete entry and exit parameters. Learn more about why Weekend Trader is one of our most popular options trading services.Shares of trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) hit a new 52-week high this past week. The stock pushed above $37, the site of a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of its 2021 post-initial public ...