TBPN · Sep 30, 2026 · 18m · 11m saved
With Vlad Tenev, Co-founder and CEO of Robinhood
More than 150,000 Robinhood users have connected outside AI agents, such as Claude Code or Codex, to the broker so the agents can place trades for them, Vlad Tenev said. Robinhood is now building that into its own app.
Most consumer AI finance products do one-off chores, like moving cash to a higher-paying account. Tenev said the only agent use that keeps customers coming back is trading, and that is where Robinhood is putting its effort.
"Robinhood Agents will make it easy for anyone to be a financial trading quant."
Vlad Tenev, co-founder and chief executive of Robinhood, on TBPN, started his career in algorithmic trading. He spoke from Houston, at Robinhood's HOOD Summit event for 1,500 of its most active traders.
The full segment is covered here so you can skip it. 18 minutes of audio, 7 minutes of reading.
Here are the 7 takeaways that matter.
Key Takeaways
Robinhood rolled out 16 products, including what Tenev said will be the first 24/7 stock trading in the US
Over 150,000 users have connected outside AI agents to Robinhood to place trades
The goal is "a hedge fund in your pocket": agents, paid data from third parties, and strategies that run on their own
Agents are fenced into a separate account, with every trade needing approval by default
Robinhood will offer prediction markets on company earnings, which Tenev said lets traders hedge a stock without selling it
Agentic trading is the one AI finance use with lasting usage, Tenev said
1. 16 Launches in Houston
"We rolled out 16 products, which are awesome, first of their kind." — Vlad Tenev
"Twenty four seven trading of stocks will be the first place in The US that allows that." — Vlad Tenev
The launches also include what he called the first true perpetual futures offering in the US, with eight perpetual futures, and Robinhood Agents. Robinhood also sponsors the 23XI Racing NASCAR team, which he said fits a company calling itself America's brokerage. He said he tried to drive the car but was not allowed.
