Trading

Robinhood axes around 7% of full-time staff

The move marks the third round of job cuts in just over a year with more than 1,000 roles axed altogether

Robinhood surged to popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic due to its free stock-trading model
Robinhood surged to popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic due to its free stock-trading model Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Around 150 employees of trading firm Robinhood Markets are set to lose their jobs amid a slump in customer activity.

The move – which marks the third round of job cuts in just over a year – was made to “adjust to volumes and to better align team structures”, according to an internal message from the firm’s chief financial officer Jason Warnick, seen by The Wall Street Journal. 

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