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Robinhood

2 placements on ChainChoice under Robinhood, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — none currently #1. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

Tokenised Equities
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Insolvency failure: the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.
    Scored by Do I own the share, or do I own a promise from whoever sold it to me? · 35% (Robinhood EU Classic Stock Tokens 1/10)
    Scored by Whose name is on the paper I am buying — and can I look that entity up in a register? · 25% (Robinhood EU Classic Stock Tokens 8/10)
  • Regulatory failure (Robinhood EU Classic Stock Tokens 8/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.
    Scored by Can a US person hold this — and does the vendor give me the same answer twice? · 18%
  • Information failure (Robinhood EU Classic Stock Tokens 8/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by When a dividend or a split happens, does anyone tell you in writing what you will get? · 22%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Custody failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Simple Buy
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Custody failure (Robinhood Crypto 3/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by Custody & regulatory posture · 20%
  • Exit failure (Robinhood Crypto 3/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Withdrawal to self-custody · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: All-in cost of the purchase (32%), Availability & onboarding friction (22%).