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Did Robinhood Employees Trade GameStop and AMC Before Robinhood’s Public Announcement to Restrict Trading on January 28, 2021?

On September 1, 2021, Robinhood ($Hood) filed its first amendment to its Form S-1 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The public filing, which amends the registration statement that Robinhood filed in connection with its July 2021 initial public offering (IPO), discloses that the SEC’s Division…

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Robinhood’s Amended Registration Statement Discloses That Robinhood Is Facing Numerous Lawsuits, Customer Arbitrations, and Regulatory Investigations

On September 1, 2021, Robinhood ($Hood) filed Amendment No 1 to its Form S-1 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Form S-1 is the registration statement that Robinhood filed in connection with its July 2021 initial public offering (IPO). Robinhood’s latest public filing discloses that Robinhood…

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Takeaways from Robinhood’s IPO Filing

On July 1, 2021, a day after incurring a record-breaking $70 million from its regulator, FINRA, Robinhood filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) indicating its intention to go public.  The IPO filing reveals that the company plans to list its share on the Nasdaq…

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Breaking News:  Robinhood Ordered to Pay $70 Million, the Largest Financial Penalty Ever Ordered by FINRA

On June 30, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that it ordered Robinhood Financial LLC to pay approximately $70 million for systemic supervisory failures and significant harm suffered by millions of customers.  The sanctions included an order to pay a $57 million fine and $12.6 million in restitution,…

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Retail Investors Fight Back Against Robinhood for Its January 28, 2021, Trading Restrictions on “Meme Stocks,” Such as GameStop, AMC, Koss Corporation, and Express, Inc.

On Thursday, January 28, 2021, Robinhood designated specific stocks “position closing only,” meaning that customers could not purchase additional shares in those stocks.  The targeted stocks included GameStop (NYSE: GME), AMC (NYSE: AMC), Blackberry (NYSE: BB), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Koss Corporation (NYSE: KOSS), and Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR). Robinhood was…

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At Least Twenty-Four Customers Have Filed Securities Arbitration Complaints Against Robinhood Financial, LLC 

Here is how you can file a claim to recover losses suffered from trading restrictions placed on GameStop, AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, and other stocks. On February 12, 2021, in a letter addressed to Senator Elizabeth Warren, Robinhood Financial, LLC confirmed twenty-four (24) pending securities arbitrations. Robinhood’s letter was written in…

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Investor Alert: Iorio Altamirano LLP Continues to Investigate Robinhood, Webull, T.D. Ameritrade, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, and Other Brokerage Firms for Market Manipulation and Breach of Contract

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims of market manipulation and breach of contract after Robinhood Markets, Webull Financial LLC, T.D. Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, E*Trade Financial Corp., Interactive Brokers Group, and other online brokerage platforms halted the ability of its clients to purchase GameStop (NYSE: GME), AMC (NYSE: AMC), Novavax, Inc.…

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Investor Alert: Iorio Altamirano LLP Investigates Robinhood, T.D. Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and Other Brokerage Firms for Market Manipulation  

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims of market manipulation and breach of contract after Robinhood Markets, T.D. Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and other brokerage firms halted the ability of its clients to purchase GameStop ($GME), AMC ($AMC), Blackberry ($BB), and Nokia ($NOK) stock. To read our most recent blog post on…

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