Robinhood Reports Y/Y Rise in October Equity, Options & Crypto DARTs

Core Insights - Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) reported significant increases in equity, options, and crypto Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for October 2025 compared to the previous year [1][10] Performance Metrics - Equity DARTs reached 3.1 million, a 55% increase from October 2024 and a 3.3% increase from September 2025 [2] - Options DARTs rose 55.6% year over year to 1.4 million, with a sequential increase of 7.7% [2] - Crypto DARTs surged 200% year over year to 0.6 million and increased 20% from the previous month [2] - Total platform assets were $342.6 billion, up 114.5% year over year and 3% month over month [2] Deposits and Customer Metrics - Net deposits (excluding TradePMR) totaled $5.6 billion, reflecting a 7.7% year-over-year increase but a 39.1% decrease sequentially [3] - Funded customers reached 27.1 million, an 11.1% increase year over year and a 1.1% increase from September 2025 [3] Trading Volumes and Revenues - Equity notional trading volumes were $320.1 billion, up 153.2% year over year and 34% sequentially [4] - Crypto notional trading volumes were $13.9 billion, a 148.2% increase from the prior year and a 49.5% increase from September 2025 [4] - Option contracts traded increased 68.8% year over year to 266.7 million, with a 21.9% increase from the prior month [4] Margin and Securities Lending - Margin balances were $16.5 billion, a 166.1% increase year over year and an 18.7% increase sequentially [5] - Total cash sweep balances reached $34.2 billion, up 34.1% from October 2024 but down 3.4% from September 2025 [5] - Total securities lending revenues were $60 million, reflecting a 215.8% increase year over year and a 1.7% increase from the last month [5] Stock Performance - Robinhood's shares have increased by 250% over the past year, significantly outperforming the industry's growth of 23.5% [8]