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Robinhood is a wildly popular app that has revolutionized online trading. It allows users to trade in stocks and other financial products like cryptocurrencies. Founded on the belief that everyone should be able to participate in our financial system, the firm is now considered one of the best places to work. Benefits have been praised as “unreal,” with medical coverage that includes spouses (including LGBTQ+ partners), relocation assistance, and a dog-friendly office. Challenging and rewarding careers are available in data science, so...
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Robinhood Financial (stock trading including gold, cash management) • Robinhood Crypto (cryptocurrency trading) • Snacks (financial news newsletter and podcast)
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About the Company
Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt on the belief that everyone should be welcome to participate in our financial system, Robinhood is an immensely popular app offering the trading of stocks (and other financial products like cryptocurrencies). Many credit Robinhood’s app with the increased interest from younger people—or other newcomers to stock trading—in the stock market. The company says that more than half of people using its app are first-time investors. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Robinhood has transformed retail trading” and has “revolutionized online trading.” In 2020, Robinhood's annual revenue increased 245 percent from the previous year to reach $959 million.
Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with a handful of offices around the country, Robinhood is...