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After eviscerating their most fervent users they are all but ruined either way. Retail is quickly learning the true cost of "commission-free" investing.


> Retail is quickly learning the true cost of "commission-free" investing.

But what is the alternative? Other brokers (eg TD) have done the same as Robinhood. So what is retail to do? It seems like anywhere people would attempt to do something like what’s been going on with GME, would respond in the same way as RH to the pressure of the powers that be.


fidelity and a few others are commission free, and are not placing limits on trades, and have better uptime.


like the saying: If the product is free, YOU are the product.




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