Robinhood CFO on Retail IPO Demand, Agentic Trading

Posted on 11/03/2026
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Robinhood is competing with other retail brokerages over access to Anthropic's mega-IPO and others as they come to market. CFO Shiv Verma says the company continues to see demand for IPO access, adding, "We're making sure the companies know retail is here." He also discusses the use of AI agents in trading accounts, saying customers continue asking for more agentic tools. Verma also says Robinhood is seeing an increase in non-sports related trades on its prediction market platform. Plus, Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Kate Sullivan joins to discuss President Trump's remarks from the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool just one day before midterm elections. Then, Satya Thallam, Former Senior Counselor in the Trump White House joins to discuss data center opposition as a major issue in the election. Finally, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) joins to discuss his campaign strategy as New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday.


Chapters:
00:00:00 Bloomberg Businessweek Daily
00:01:33 Robinhood on Anthropic's IPO
00:05:47 AI Agents & the Future of Trading
00:08:22 Robinhood's Prediction Markets Boom
00:13:13 Midterms, Regulation & Fintech
00:14:53 Markets: Oil Plunges on Iran Diplomacy
00:17:00 Trump's Role in the Midterms
00:18:40 Election Challenges, Polling & Turnout
00:24:13 Trump's Election Eve Speech
00:28:04 Iran, Oil Prices & Trump's Economic Message
00:32:01 Trump's Closing Message & Republican Risks
00:35:21 AI, Data Centers & Voter Backlash
00:39:43 Midterms & the Future of Tech Regulation
00:46:38 Michael Lawler on His Toss-Up House Race
00:50:13 Iran & U.S. Foreign Policy
00:53:11 Stock Movers: AI Deal, Marriott & Rivian

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