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Robinhood delivers a debut like no other: Editor's Views
Stocks
Robinhood delivers a debut like no other: Editor's Views
A slump, then a sharp rise and a sign of things to come. How the retail broker is shaking up IPO trading.
Emma Rapaport | 06 August 2021
Robinhood’s IPO fizzles as it faces regulatory scrutiny
Stocks
Robinhood’s IPO fizzles as it faces regulatory scrutiny
Here’s what went down as the app-based broker started trading publicly.
Margaret Giles | 30 July 2021
Buying shares: 400,000 Aussies enter the market
Stocks
Buying shares: 400,000 Aussies enter the market
The recovery of US stocks and the profusion of new trading platforms drew huge numbers of novice traders.
Emma Rapaport | 15 March 2021
Investing basics: best practice for trading securities in volatile markets
Personal Finance
Investing basics: best practice for trading securities in volatile markets
Still buying and selling securities in this market chaos? Here are some simple ways to protect yourself from the extreme volatility.
James Gard with Emma Rapaport. | 01 May 2020
Can LICs survive the death of commissions?
Stocks
Can LICs survive the death of commissions?
The model by which stockbrokers and their staff earn commissions on such floats has been called into question.
Anthony Fensom | 27 August 2019