Why Robinhood Put the Brakes on GameStop

The Journal. - A podcast by The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

In the middle of the GameStop frenzy last week, Robinhood users woke up to find they couldn't buy many of the market's hottest stocks. The app had placed unprecedented restrictions on trading. WSJ's Peter Rudegeair explains why Robinhood did it and the backlash it's facing as a result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices