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Robinhood (HOOD) announces a plan to buy back up to $1 billion in shares over two to three years, starting from the third quarter of 2024.
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD ) stock is advancing in early trading after the financial services company yesterday revealed that it would buy back $1 billion of its own shares. As a result of the news, HOOD stock is trending on social media and on financial news websites.
Robinhood Markets shares rose to a three year high in pre-market as the trading app underlined its growing confidence with a US$ one billion share buyback. Having been on a rollercoaster in the eleven years since it floated, commentators suggested the buyback is sign it wants its growing maturity to be acknowledged.
Robinhood (HOOD) shares jumped more than 4% in extended trading on Tuesday after the online discount brokerage firm unveiled a $1 billion stock buyback program, signaling its coming of age as mature financial services provider.
Trading app Robinhood Markets said on Tuesday it would repurchase shares worth up to $1 billion over a two to three year period starting from the third quarter.
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Trading app Robinhood Markets is lowering the rate of interest it charges on its margin loans, it said on Tuesday, to encourage more customers to avail this facility that allows them to borrow against securities they hold.
In a quarterly earnings call last week, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said that the company saw net positive inflows as customers pulled their money from every major brokerage and transferred it into their Robinhood accounts. Now, Robinhood is trying to give them a reason to keep it there.