Robinhood Stock Slides 8% After Big Decline in November Trading Volumes
TL;DR
Robinhood stock fell 8% after reporting significant declines in November trading volumes across equities, options, and crypto, raising concerns about fading retail engagement. Total platform assets also dropped 5% to $325 billion.
Key Takeaways
- •Robinhood reported sharp declines in November trading volumes: crypto down 12% month-over-month, equities down 37% month-over-month
- •Total platform assets fell 5% to $325 billion, raising investor concerns about cooling retail trading activity
- •The company's transaction-based revenue model makes it vulnerable to trading volume slumps
- •Despite the November decline, Robinhood shares remain up 216% year-to-date

What to know:
- Robinhood reported a sharp drop in trading volumes across equities, options and crypto in November.
- The company's total platform assets also fell 5% month-over-month to $325 billion.
- The slowdown in trading activity raised investor concerns that retail engagement may be fading heading into year-end.
- Robinhood reported a sharp drop in trading volumes across equities, options and crypto in November.
- The company's total platform assets also fell 5% month-over-month to $325 billion.
- The slowdown in trading activity raised investor concerns that retail engagement may be fading heading into year-end.
Tumbling crypto prices appear to have played a part in disappointing overall trading volume results for Robinhood (HOOD).
The brokerage app reported crypto volume of $28.6 billion in November, down 12% from October's $32.5 billion. That amount was also down 19% from year-ago levels, when crypto was surging thanks to Donald Trump's election victory.
Bitstamp, the crypto exchange Robinhood agreed to acquire earlier this year, also saw volumes fall 11%.
As for equity trading volumes, they struggled as well, dropping 37% month-over-month in November to $201.5 billion. They were, however, higher by 37% on a year-over-year basis.
Robinhood's total platform assets declined by 5% in November to $325 billion.
The November slowdown raised concerns that the burst of retail trading activity seen in recent months may be cooling. For a company heavily dependent on transaction-based revenue, slumping volumes in equities, options and crypto can weigh on earnings potential.
Shares are lower by 8% on Thursday, but remain higher by 216% on a year-to-date basis.
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