Robinhood rolls out high-risk margin trading in the UK after getting regulator nod
Robinhood said Monday that it's rolling out margin investing — or the ability for investors to borrow cash to augment their trades — in the U.K.
Robinhood said Monday that it's rolling out margin investing — the ability for investors to borrow cash to augment their trades — in the U.K.
The U.S. online investment platform said that the option would allow users in the U.K. to leverage their existing asset holdings as collateral to purchase additional securities.
The launch of margin trading follows the recent approval of the product, after Robinhood held conversations with Britain's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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