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That adds up to 120 hours a week, and it leaves the weekend as the only time when stocks are off-limits

That adds up to 120 hours a week, and it leaves the weekend as the only time when stocks are off-limits

Average stock-trading volume per trader grew 56%, and the number of customers making stock trades climbed 13%.

And some Saturday trades could just be trades a customer would've made on Monday morning anyway, which shifts revenue around instead of adding to it.

Earnings contracts, exchange-listed binary options linked to company-specific performance metrics, are expected to launch in October, pending regulatory approval.

But the price already assumes Robinhood keeps adding new ways to make money for years to come, and weekend trading is probably one of the smaller ones.

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