Published in Firstlinks on 25 August 2021
US trading platform Robinhood has received a lot of attention over the past 12 months, attracting first time investors to share in the US by offering zero-dollar trades. Robinhood emerged at the right time in the right space, but with a product that added further risk to an already high-risk investment sector.
In this article that first appeared in Firstlinks, Marketech CEO Travis Clark says investors should not be choosing how, or where, to invest based on the lowest cost option. These decisions can ultimately cost significantly more money in the long run.
Read the three things investors should consider when selecting a share trading platform.