We founded Robinhood because we believed that the financial system should work for everyone, not just the wealthy.

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We didn't restrict trading because we wanted to. We restricted trading because our clearinghouse demanded three billion dollars in collateral that we didn't have.

crisisgamestopVlad Tenev, congressional testimony

The biggest risk in investing isn't volatility. It's never getting started.

accessibilityeducationRobinhood company messaging

I would do anything short of an illegal act to keep this company going.

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We made investing accessible. But accessible doesn't mean risk-free. Those are very different things.

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