What do professional traders think of Robinhood?

I want to preface my response here with saying that I am a independent trader, my own account; futures and forex. I went through absolute hell to become profitable. Don't believe anyone, ever, who would tell you trading is a good idea for a career or that it's hard. It is not hard. read more

Well, professional traders certainly wouldn't find an inability to go short or use derivatives very helpful. Professional trading is a complex game; Robinhood was made for ease of use and to capture a market that is the exact opposite of professional traders. read more

1-Even they charge you nothing for trading transactions they have a business model that follows a similar model with that of banks when it comes to monetization. Like banks, they collect the customer's assets then they have the ability to lend these assets out and charge interest on it. read more