December 16, 2025 • 20 mins
Risky investing strategies are on the rise, and Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev is leading the charge. He’s built the company’s trading app not just to buy and sell ordinary stocks, but to make it easier to invest in more exotic financial products. WSJ’s Hannah Erin Lang profiles Tenev and explores the extraordinary success his company has had over the past year. Ryan Knutson hosts.
Further Listening:
- Free Trading Isn't Free: How Robinhood Makes Money
- ‘To The Moon’ From the Journal
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