7/1/2025 1:18:58 PM Robinhood launches layer-2 blockchain for stock trading in Europe By Sarah Wolter Built on Arbitrum, the new layer-2 network will enable the issuance of over 200 US stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) tokens, giving...
1/27/2025 8:19:11 PM Wall Street enters darker age with most stock trading hidden By Sarah Wolter This off-exchange activity — which happens internally at major firms or in alternative platforms known as dark pools — is on course to...
1/16/2025 4:18:32 PM Retail trading platform eToro files for US IPO and chases $5b valuation By Sarah Wolter The company, founded in 2007, allows customers to trade assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies. It managed $11.3b of customer assets...
12/20/2024 1:38:00 PM More men are addicted to the ‘crack cocaine’ of the stock market By Sarah Wolter A new type of addict is showing up at Gamblers Anonymous meetings across the country: investors hooked on the market’s riskiest trades....
6/5/2024 1:18:06 PM E*Trade considers kicking meme-stock leader Keith Gill off platform By Sarah Wolter At E*Trade and its owner Morgan Stanley, that power created concerns he can pump up a stock for his own benefit. Their debate includes...
4/17/2024 2:02:48 PM Public acquires Stocktwits trading accounts By Sarah Wolter Stock-trading company Public agreed to acquire over 15,000 brokerage accounts from Stocktwits, which marks Stocktwits' exit from the...
1/31/2024 3:07:54 PM Traidy raises $2m in Preseed funding By Kate Wang Dubai based AI-based stock trading insights startup raised $2m in Preseed funding led by Three Sigma Ventures.
12/6/2023 3:22:55 PM Crypto Miner Phoenix Group's shares surge 35% in Abu Dhabi stock market debut By FinTech Collective The company said its initial public offering (IPO) was 33x oversubscribed.
9/21/2023 2:20:35 PM Apple and Goldman were planning stock-trading feature for iPhones until markets turned last year By Sarah Wolter As equities soared in 2020 and consumers flocked to trading apps like Robinhood, Apple and Goldman Sachs were working on an investing...
7/20/2023 11:59:30 AM Senators to propose ban on U.S. lawmakers, executive branch members owning stock By Sarah Wolter The bill from Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) and Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) would permit the president, vice president, lawmakers,...
7/14/2023 1:42:19 PM Robinhood rival Public.com makes its international debut in UK By Sarah Wolter The New York-headquartered firm will allow British retail investors to trade more than 5,000 US stocks and access additional services...
5/24/2023 3:30:32 PM ‘I came to kill the banks.’ Meme-stock traders find a new passion. By Sarah Wolter This is the year that bank stocks became meme stocks. A near-record number of shares in regional banks has changed hands this month, and...
5/11/2023 1:52:56 PM Robinhood to launch 24-hour trading on weekdays in stocks and ETFs By Sarah Wolter The move is part of a growing push in parts of the financial industry to expand trading beyond traditional Wall Street operating hours....
8/29/2022 4:14:04 PM Meme stock mania is here to stay — even with those wild price swings By Sarah Wolter Nearly two-thirds of Wall Street professionals and individual investors surveyed believe meme stocks — and the volatility that comes with...
7/28/2022 5:03:30 PM Crypto exchange FTX US expands stock trading, plans options next By Sarah Wolter FTX will offer no-fee stock trading service to all US users, including non-crypto investors, in a move to expand its customer base and...
5/19/2022 2:43:51 PM Crypto exchange FTX.US expands to take on Schwab and Robinhood By Sarah Wolter This week FTX.US started letting some customers trade shares in companies like Apple, Visa, and Coca-Cola—putting it into direct...