US online brokerage Robinhood announced in its earnings release that approximately 200,000 people had opened accounts allowing AI agents to handle trading, and that cumulative trading volume had exceeded $1.6 billion. The figures indicate that AI is increasingly taking responsibility for actual trades.
US Robinhood disclosed in its earnings release that the number of customers who had opened dedicated accounts allowing AI agents to trade stocks had reached approximately 200,000, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $1.6 billion. A total of more than $250 million in customer funds has been transferred to AI trading accounts.
Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev said interest in AI-based trading was rising rapidly. The company presented a vision in which individual investors gain analytical capabilities comparable to those of hedge funds by using AI agents.
Major brokerages are also entering the market. Interactive Brokers announced the AI-based autonomous trading service “IBKR Autonomous Trading.” In Japan, Woodstock has announced “Woodstock MCP,” which connects AI with brokerage accounts.
The spread of AI-based trading has also raised issues including the risk of order errors, responsibility and accountability, and the market impact of many users adopting the same approach. The official explanation states that users are responsible for the results.