Robinhood's Customers Walked Away Because Of A 25-Year-Old Trading Rule—And Now It's Finally Gone: 'No Reason To Leave us'

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Robinhood benefits from the SEC's elimination of the 25-year-old pattern day trader rule and the related $25,000 minimum equity requirement. The change lets smaller retail accounts place more day trades without account lockouts, which removes a major friction point for active traders. Robinhood says it has already cleared past PDT flags and expects better customer retention because users now have fewer reasons to leave the platform. The story also notes that competing retail brokers like Webull may see higher trading activity as a result of the new rule.

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