Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’::That’s despite calls from notable consumer trading advocates and regulators for a ban on the practice.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Assume their client base is all dicks and idiots at this point so why not? I don’t understand why anyone trusts their money to these clowns.

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    7 months ago

    I mean what do you expect from a brokerage that charges nothing for trades? It’s not like they’re a giant brokerage who can make up no cost trades with financial advisory fees

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      7 months ago

      PFOF accounts for a small chunk of Robinhood’s revenues today, Tenev said, while much of its income today comes from net interest income which is generated from cash in user balances.

      “If you look at equities, PFOF in particular, it’s about 5%. of our revenue, so a much smaller component of the overall pie. And we’ve diversified the business quite a bit,” including other areas like securities lending, margin, and subscriptions.

      Not saying I agree with the practice, but as long as the guy isn’t lying, there it is.