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Explore RTA’s broker research across platforms, costs, market access, trading features, and other factors that matter to retail traders.

141 Research Items • 3 Brokers

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Corporate & Operational Transparency

Regulatory & Financial Transparency

Regulatory Disclosures

Scored

1.9/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Regulatory History & Disciplinary Disclosures

Regulatory & Financial Transparency

Regulatory Disclosures

Scored

1.2/2

High

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Robinhood

Financial Transparency

Regulatory & Financial Transparency

Financial Strength

Scored

2/2

High

Robinhood Markets

Robinhood

Customer Asset Protection

Regulatory & Financial Transparency

Regulatory Disclosures

Scored

2/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Regulatory Registration & Oversight

Regulatory & Financial Transparency

Regulatory Status

Scored

2/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Specialized Trading Tools

Margin, Leverage & Specialized Trading

Specialized Trading Features

Scored

1.8/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Short Selling

Margin, Leverage & Specialized Trading

Specialized Trading Features

Not Applicable

High

Not Applicable

Robinhood

Robinhood

Day Trading

Margin, Leverage & Specialized Trading

Day Trading Requirements

Scored

1.6/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Leverage

Margin, Leverage & Specialized Trading

Leverage

Scored

1.6/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Futures Margin & Leverage

Margin, Leverage & Specialized Trading

Margin Requirements

Scored

1.4/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Margin Trading

Margin, Leverage & Specialized Trading

Margin Requirements

Scored

1.8/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Overall Account Experience

Trader Experience & Support

Overall Account Experience

Scored

1.7/2

Moderate

Robinhood

Robinhood

Educational Resources

Trader Experience & Support

Educational Resources

Scored

0.9/1

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Account Management

Trader Experience & Support

Account Management

Scored

0.9/1

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Funding & Withdrawals

Trader Experience & Support

Funding & Withdrawals

Scored

0.9/1

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Account Opening & Onboarding

Trader Experience & Support

Account Opening & Onboarding

Scored

0.8/1

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Customer Support Responsiveness & Quality

Trader Experience & Support

Support Responsiveness & Quality

Scored

1.5/2

Moderate

Robinhood

Robinhood

Customer Support Availability

Trader Experience & Support

Customer Support Availability

Scored

1.7/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Outages & Downtime

Reliability & Execution

Outages & Downtime

Scored

0.7/1

Moderate

Robinhood

Robinhood

Market Data

Reliability & Execution

Market Data

Scored

1.7/2

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Speed & Latency

Reliability & Execution

Speed & Latency

Scored

1.6/2

Moderate

Robinhood

Robinhood

Order Fills & Slippage

Reliability & Execution

Order Fills & Slippage

Scored

2.6/3

Moderate

Robinhood

Robinhood

Order Execution

Reliability & Execution

Order Execution

Scored

3.6/4

High

Robinhood

Robinhood

Platform Reliability

Reliability & Execution

Platform Reliability

Scored

2.5/3

Moderate

Robinhood