NASDAQ:HOOD 30 September 2025 - 17 November 2025

Founded in 2013 with a mission to make investing accessible, Robinhood has grown into one of the most widely used retail trading platforms in the U.S. The app’s gamified, user-friendly interface – with instant account setup and free trades – brought a new generation into the stock market. By mid-2025, Robinhood reported 26.5 million funded accounts on its platformts2.tech. For context, that user base rivals the largest traditional brokers: Charles Schwab, after its TD Ameritrade acquisition, has ~38 million active brokerage accountspressroom.aboutschwab.com. Unlike those full-service brokers, Robinhood does not offer personalized financial advice, but it has steadily expanded its menu of services to increase engagement and monetize its growing user base. Robinhood’s core offerings now span: commission-free stock and ETF trading, options trading with no base fees, cryptocurrency trading, and cash management tools. In 2023 the company added retirement accounts with matching contributions, stepping into wealth management. By 2025, it launched high-yield cash accounts for paid subscribers and even introduced fractional shares of alternative assets for some usersts2.tech. These moves reflect Robinhood’s ambition to become a holistic financial “super-app.” CEO Vlad Tenev has outlined a vision of Robinhood offering everything from investing to banking in one platformmarkets.financialcontent.commarkets.financialcontent.com.

Robinhood’s stock has had a wild 2025. As of Oct. 23, HOOD is trading in the low-$120s after a steep run. The stock opened on Oct. 23 at $127.22marketbeat.com, down from its early-October record high near $153ts2.tech. Year-to-date, HOOD is up roughly 250% – vastly outperforming broader marketsts2.techts2.tech. That meteoric rally coincided with Robinhood’s debut in the S&P 500 at the end of September, a “watershed moment” that forced index funds to buy the stock and pushed its market cap above $100 billionts2.tech. However, the ascent has been choppy. Volatility spiked in recent weeks as investors took profits. For example, on Oct. 10 HOOD fell about 9% in one day amid a broader tech sell-offts2.tech. By Oct. 21 it had cooled into the mid-$130s before slipping again on Oct. 22ts2.techmarketbeat.com. In midday trading on Oct. 23 the stock was roughly 5–7% below its open, dragged lower by a retreat in cryptocurrency prices. Notably, Reuters reported in April 2025 that Robinhood once “slid as much as 14%” when Bitcoin plungedreuters.com, illustrating how swings in crypto can trigger big moves in HOOD. This pattern continues: on Oct. 23 the pullback in Bitcoin and other digital assets weighed on Robinhood’s shares.

Robinhood’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, vastly outperforming the broader marketts2.tech. After starting the year in the low $30s, HOOD rocketed past $100 over the summer and kept climbing. The rally hit a peak in early October when shares reached about $153, marking a record high for the companyts2.tech. This climb coincided with a major milestone: Robinhood’s inclusion in the S&P 500 index at the end of September, which was hailed as a “watershed moment” for fintech’s legitimacyts2.tech. Joining the benchmark index not only validated Robinhood as a big-league player, but also forced index funds to buy the stock, fueling additional demand. Robinhood’s market capitalization swelled above $100 billion on the newsts2.tech. However, the ascent hasn’t been without turbulence. In recent weeks the stock has seen higher volatility. For example, on October 10, jittery markets sent tech shares sliding; Robinhood fell about 8.9% in a single dayts2.tech, reminding investors that this high-flyer can drop as quickly as it rises. After notching its highs, HOOD stock has pulled back to the mid-$130s. On Tuesday, shares closed around $131.84, down roughly 2.9% for the day amid some profit-takingsmartkarma.com. Despite the dip, Robinhood still boasts a staggering +253% gain in

Robinhood’s 2025 stock trajectory has been nothing short of meteoric – with a few wild swings along the way. The trading app’s shares have nearly tripled in 2025, vaulting from the low $30s in January to recent highs in the $150sts2.tech. In late September, Robinhood joined the S&P 500, marking a “watershed moment” for fintech and instantly boosting its profilets2.techts2.tech. By early October, HOOD hit an all-time high around $153 per sharets2.tech – a stunning ~+250% year-to-date gain that made it 2025’s top-performing S&P stockreuters.com. However, this red-hot rally has come with crypto-like volatility. On October 10, HOOD suddenly plunged ~9% in a single sessionts2.tech amid a broader tech selloff. The catalyst: macro jitters, as rumors of steep U.S. tariffs on China spooked markets. Robinhood’s stock stabilized around the mid-$130s after that tumble. Last week, it drifted lower again – closing Friday at about $129.91, roughly 15% off its peak – as some traders took profits ahead of major tech earnings and a looming Fed meeting. Even so, HOOD is still up ~249% in 2025blockchain.news and boasts a market capitalization north of $120 billionreuters.com, an almost unheard-of ascent for a company that went public just four years ago.