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Robinhood is a new stock brokerage platform.

It offers its services with $0 commission for US Stocks and ETFs and also has a $0 minimum deposit. Currently only US residents can use it and must therefore download the App from the App store. They plan on releasing it for Android in the near future.

They do have ways to make money, specifically:

For customers who choose to upgrade to a margin account, Robinhood will collect interest from margin lending.
In addition, Robinhood will earn a portion of the interest generated by uninvested customer cash deposits. The total interest earned is variable and based on the Federal Funds rate.

How your money links up with Robinhood:

You can link your personal bank account to your Robinhood account. You may transfer funds between your accounts using ACH transfers, and then use those funds to buy and sell stocks.

Most of this is taken from their website which can be found here >> https://www.robinhood.com/

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #40 on: August 13, 2015, 10:52:07 AM »

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #41 on: August 13, 2015, 02:18:30 PM »

Are the trades really delayed as mentioned up thread?
Trades are executed within seconds IME

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #42 on: August 13, 2015, 02:34:42 PM »
Is there a web version yet? and can it be done from Israel? or specifically only if you are located in USA?
And do i need a invite to sign up (been reading the thread) if yes can i get one please?

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #43 on: August 13, 2015, 08:49:06 PM »
Is there a web version yet? and can it be done from Israel? or specifically only if you are located in USA?
And do i need a invite to sign up (been reading the thread) if yes can i get one please?

There is no web version, i don't see why this can't be used from israel as long as you can sign up as a US person with a US address

No invite needed

https://www.robinhood.com/signup/

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #44 on: December 08, 2015, 03:53:05 PM »
is it a hard pull to open an account ?? my CRs are frozen and I got an email asking me to unfreeze my experian .. ?
its a soft pull.
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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #45 on: December 08, 2015, 03:53:39 PM »
Keep in mind...... If you have some basic experience in trading, you will know that the $10 saved is not worth it for the following reasons.

1) no margin yet
2) full 3 day settlement (some brokers count trade date as one day)
3) no OTCbb trading yet
4) no options
5) no level 2

So for those that want to trade only mid-large cap stocks, and have plenty of money in the account to hold you over through the settlement period, this is for you.

For those that realize the $10 saved is not a savings at all...... This is not for you.

With that being said, I do use robinhood but for stocks that I'm holding mid to longer term.
"For those that realize the $10 saved is not a savings at all...... This is not for you."

Care to elaborate?
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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #46 on: December 08, 2015, 04:03:08 PM »
"For those that realize the $10 saved is not a savings at all...... This is not for you."

Care to elaborate?

Umm did you read the rest of his post?
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« Reply #47 on: December 08, 2015, 06:14:03 PM »
Umm did you read the rest of his post?
Yes. I'm not familiar with stock terms, so I did not understand what he meant.
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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #48 on: December 08, 2015, 08:13:47 PM »
Yes. I'm not familiar with stock terms, so I did not understand what he meant.

Basically you get what you pay for.
Robin Hood is free and therefore you won't get too many basic or advanced option.
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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #49 on: December 08, 2015, 11:58:30 PM »
Basically you get what you pay for.
Robin Hood is free and therefore you won't get too many basic or advanced option.
thanks!
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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #52 on: December 14, 2018, 10:23:42 AM »
No FDIC.
Robinhood claims the'll have SPIC coverage for the checking and savings accounts, but DOC quotes from Barrons
“SIPC protects cash that is deposited with a brokerage firm for one limited purpose...the purpose of purchasing securities,” wrote Stephen P. Harbeck, the president and CEO of SIPC. “Cash deposited for other reasons would not be protected.”

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #54 on: December 14, 2018, 04:57:18 PM »
Stay away from this one.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: Robinhood
« Reply #55 on: December 16, 2018, 12:13:08 AM »
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« Reply #57 on: December 16, 2018, 12:18:31 AM »
No FDIC insurance.
Well SPIC in theory would have covered it...

Now it gets murky though, as its not officially designed for that.
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