Robinhood had to install protective glass after frustrated traders kept showing up at its office
- Frustrated traders occasionally show up at Robinhood's California headquarters, The New York Times reported.
- According to the paper, things got so bad that Robinhood eventually installed bulletproof glass near the entrance.
- Update: A Robinhood representative clarified that the glass is not technically "bulletproof," as the Times said, but more widely available protective barrier.
- The app pioneered free stock trading, but its gamelike interface and availability of highly risky products have put it under intense scrutiny.
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So many frustrated traders have showed up at Robinhood's Silicon Valley headquarters that the stock-trading app installed bulletproof glass, The New York Times reported this week.
An explosion of stock-market volatility as the global economy grapples with a pandemic, coupled with record unemployment, has caused a surge in interest for the app, which pioneered commission-free stock trading for a much younger audience than traditional brokerages.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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