Robinhood made more per stock trade in the first quarter than TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and E-Trade, Piper Sandler said in a note to clients.- The relatively young discount
brokerage took in $0.0024 per equity trade over the period. The lofty rate allowed Robinhood to make the second-most amount of money in stock trades despite hosting the smallest volume of transactions. - Robinhood was likely able to charge a higher rate due to higher order-flow profitability and its use of a fixed rate per spread, Piper Sandler said. The rival firms charge on a fixed per-share basis.
- TD Ameritrade made the most for each options trade, charging $0.0053 per contract to Robinhood's $0.0048 fee.
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Robinhood made more from individual first-quarter trades than its legacy rivals, according to Piper Sandler research.
The discount brokerage made $0.0024 for every stock trade, beating out TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, and E-Trade. Equities trades netted Robinhood more than $31 million, second to TD Ameritrade's nearly $73 million windfall. Charles Schwab and E-Trade brought in roughly $22 million and $19 million, respectively, according to Piper Sandler.
Robinhood was likely able to charge a higher rate due to greater profitability in its order flow, managing director Richard Repetto and analyst Kyle Robinson wrote in a note to clients. The relatively young firm also receives a fixed rate per spread, while other
Brokerages source some of their revenue by sending stock orders to market-makers. By charging a higher rate than rivals for each of its equity trades, Robinhood was able to bring in more than Schwab and E-Trade despite handling a smaller volume of transactions.
Robinhood made the second-most for every options trade, taking in $0.0048 per contract to TD Ameritrade's $0.0053. The newer brokerage saw nearly as much trading activity with options as it did with stocks. Users traded about 12.4 billion options contracts and 13 billion stocks over the first quarter.
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