Robinhood Gets Almost Half Its Revenue in Controversial Bargin with High Speed Traders

Bloomberg October 15, 2018 — Whatever the impact on consumers, some believe payments for order flow may not be a sustainable revenue source for Robinhood, thanks to regulatory pressures and consumer ire. “Robinhood’s revenue model could easily disappear,” said Tyler Gellasch, executive director of Healthy Markets, an investor advocacy group. “They’ve made it clear that they are comfortable living on this regulatory edge.” (Full Story)