(Robinhood Markets, Inc.) A financial services company founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, developers of high-frequency trading platforms. Robinhood trades in stocks and crypto and derived its name from Robin Hood, a 13th century legendary outlaw, who robbed the rich and gave to the poor. Offering commission-free trading, the company derives revenue from customer cash balances and fees from selling trade data to high-frequency traders. See
high-frequency trading.