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Steven Quirk

Chief Brokerage Officer, Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Search every verified Steven Quirk interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Steven Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood Markets, has been a prominent spokesperson for the company’s recent product launches and initiatives. At the HOOD Summit 2026 in late September, he announced the expansion of trading hours to 24/7, including weekend equity trading, which he described as a response to customer demand for markets that behave like Amazon, always open. He cited a study from five years ago suggesting that markets outperformed during nights and weekends, though he noted this was not a guarantee. Quirk also discussed the introduction of AI agents for trading, research, and portfolio optimization, emphasizing that the default configuration requires human authorization for each trade. He highlighted the launch of perpetual futures, which he said offer a capital-efficient way to hedge positions without triggering taxable events, and expanded social features aimed at educating novice investors. In interviews and podcasts, Quirk has addressed broader topics in retail investing and industry regulation. He defended retail investors against the myth that they only buy high and sell low, and argued that how people enter the market matters less than that they participate. He discussed the importance of compound interest and starting early, recommending broad-based index ETFs as the core of a portfolio while allowing for more speculative investments. Quirk also criticized the SEC’s accreditation rules as antiquated, suggesting that a 31-year-old NASA engineer may be more qualified to invest than a 50-year-old who inherited wealth. He noted that Robinhood is working with regulators on this issue. Additionally, he commented on recent retail trading behavior, observing two weeks of net selling at the end of July, which he attributed to customers trimming exposure after significant market gains.

Recent appearances

  • Robinhood's Steve Quirk on Weekend Trading, AI & the Future of Investing

    October 05, 2026 · 📺 TipRanks™

    Robinhood just announced weekend trading at HOOD Summit 2026, and Chief Brokerage Officer Steve Quirk thinks in five years we'll look back and say, "I can't believe the market ever closed." TipRanks' Julie Gillespie sat down with Steve to talk about why $HOOD customers want markets that never close, how Robinhood balances sophisticated tools with investor education, what the new generation of investors is getting right, and how AI and agentic trading are changing the way people trade. #HOODSummit #Robinhood #WeekendTrading #HOOD #TipRanks

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  • Robinhood’s Next Moves: 24/7 Trading, AI Agents and Perpetual Futures

    October 01, 2026 · 📺 Business First AM

    Robinhood’s Steve Quirk joins Angela Miles from the HOOD Summit in Houston to discuss new trading features announced at the event. Topics include weekend equity trading, AI agents, earnings predictions, perpetual futures and expanded social features. Steve explains a potential hedging use for perpetual futures and discusses the default human-approval step for AI-agent trades, along with research, portfolio optimization and tax-loss harvesting uses. GUEST CREDITS Steve Quirk — Chief Brokerage Officer, Robinhood Watch on TV! Click businessfirstam.com to find out where! Don't forget to Subsc…

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  • Robinhood Presents: HOOD Summit '26

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 Robinhood

    We’re livestreaming sessions all day from HOOD Summit ’26: Engines of Creation. Watch Robinhood’s top innovators and industry leaders share the latest trading technology and insights. It’s a quantum leap for traders everywhere. Learn more about our speakers and sessions at robinhood.com/presents HOOD Summit 2026 is sponsored by Robinhood Financial LLC. Robinhood and its sponsors are separate and unaffiliated entities and are not responsible for one another’s policies, services, or opinions. All investments involve risk and loss of principal is possible. Robinhood Financial LLC (“RHF”) (membe…

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  • The Robinhood Advisor Network: Robb Baldwin & Steve Quirk on Progress Coming for RIAs

    September 10, 2026 · 📺 TradePMR

    The Robinhood Advisor Network is here. TradePMR by Robinhood General Manager Robb Baldwin and Robinhood Chief Brokerage Officer Steve Quirk join the #SynergizePodcast to discuss building a referral network for the next generation and how this new tool could empower advisors to thrive during the Great Wealth Transfer. 🎧 Listen and subscribe to    / @tradepmr   #TradePMRbyRobinhood #FinancialAdvisor #Robinhood #SarahPinto #RobinhoodVentures #SynergizePodcast OUTRO: If you want to join the conversation or connect with us, please visit us at synergizepodcast.com. This content is provided for ge…

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  • Robinhood's Steve Quirk Breaks Down Financial Freedom, Compound Interest & the GameStop Saga

    September 02, 2026 · 📺 HOT 97

    Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood Markets, sits down with Mornings With Mero for a deep dive into financial literacy that everyone needs to hear. From growing up in a small Wisconsin town to helping lead one of the most disruptive fintech companies in the world, Steve shares why investing should be for everyone — not just the wealthy. Topics covered: How Robinhood removed the barriers to investing for everyday people The magic of compound interest and why starting early matters Day trading vs. long-term investing: what actually works Behind the scenes of the GameStop meme st…

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  • From Chicago Pit Trader to Robinhood Exec · Steve Quirk

    August 19, 2026 · 📺 Chat With Traders

    Steve Quirk began his career in 1987 on the fast-paced trading floors of Chicago, surviving the historic market crash that wiped out $1.7 trillion worldwide. From navigating open-outcry pits where a trader's word was their bond, Steve transitioned into market technology, helping build landmark tools at thinkorswim and leading trading strategy initiatives at TD Ameritrade. Today, as Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood, he sits at the intersection of retail investing, market structure, and financial innovation, shaping products for millions of retail investors. In this conversation, Steve sha…

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  • Robinhood’s Steve Quirk: Two weeks of net selling at the end of July

    August 18, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Steve Quirk, Robinhood chief brokerage officer, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss what the retail traders are buying.

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  • Steve Quirk of Robinhood on 24/7 Options Trading, 0DTE & Prediction Markets

    June 15, 2026 · 📺 The Options Insider

    What does the future of options trading look like? Steve Quirk of Robinhood joins Mark Longo to break it all down. Recorded live at the 2026 Options Industry Conference in Palm Beach, this exclusive interview features Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood, discussing the rapid evolution of retail options trading, 24/7 markets, 0DTE options, prediction markets, and the next generation of trading technology. In this episode: 🔹Robinhood's vision for 24/5 and 24/7 trading 🔹The future of overnight options markets 🔹0DTE options and single-stock daily expirations 🔹The explosive growth…

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  • Ep70 - Interview With Steve Quirk of Robinhood

    June 09, 2026 · 📺 Market Taker Mentoring

    Dan sits down with Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood Markets, for an in-depth conversation about retail investing, options trading, market behavior and the evolution of the modern trader. Steve shares insights from nearly four decades in the industry—from starting on the trading floor after the 1987 market crash to helping shape trading technology at TD Ameritrade and Robinhood. Dan and Steve discuss what successful investors do differently, why retail traders may be more sophisticated than they’re often given credit for and how options strategies like the wheel fit into a long…

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  • Our retail traders are likely lagging S&P due to crypto holdings, says Robinhood's Steve Quirk

    March 26, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Steve Quirk, Robinhood chief brokerage officer, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the latest retail trading trends, if retail traders are underperforming and much more.

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  • From Meme Stocks to Event Contracts: What's In Store For $HOOD In '26 with Steph Guild & Steve Quirk

    December 29, 2025 · 📺 RiskReversal Media

    Dan Nathan and Guy Adami host Steph Guild, Chief Investment Officer at Robinhood. Steph discusses her 2026 market outlook, reflecting on tech sector growth, AI developments, and S&P 500 predictions. She emphasizes her cautious approach for the coming year, focusing on diversification and value investing. After the break, Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood joins the pod. Steve talks about Robinhood's latest offerings, including prediction markets and event contracts, highlighting their rapid growth and retail investor interest. The episode also explores new AI tools like Cortex f…

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  • How Robinhood Went from Broken IPO to 1,000% Gainer | Barron's Streetwise

    November 19, 2025 · 📺 Barron's

    Chief brokerage officer Steve Quirk talks prediction markets and tokenization, and does a convincing dial-up modem impression.

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Notable quotes

“The thing that I appreciate most about traders is we all believe that you should be able to do whatever you want with your money. So, nobody should be telling you don't do this with your money. And our job as creators of this platform is to make sure you have the best tools and capabilities possible. So, some of my favorites every time we launch a new asset class that you can't trade anywhere else, like the first tru”

“I heard a lot about the hours. Like a lot of people are excited about having the ability to trade when things are happening, because so much is happening when you know when the I don't know if you guys saw this about five years ago they did this study about the market's performance if I just traded in the day and bought and if I bought after the market closed and it was like the market significantly outperformed if I”

“I think it's got to be the pinnacle, which is the advisor network and the referral that's going to happen. The reason I think it's so powerful is because we've talked ad nauseum, and you've probably all heard this many times, about this wealth transfer that's already underway. And listen, the recipients of that wealth are sitting at Robin Hood. Our customers are very clear. They're either accumulating wealth at a cli”

“I would say if we always tend to, we as an industry tend to put everything in baseball terms, so I would say we're in the very early innings. However, I would also say that if you think about where we're going to be in five and 10 years, you're going to have advisors with technological advances and efficiency gains and just abilities to be able to scale businesses in a way that they've never been able to scale them b”

“There's a rule called the accreditation rule, which means you can only trade certain instruments if you have over a million dollars or earn over $225,000. These rules were created like they're very antiquated. They don't make any sense anymore. You're telling somebody, tell me somebody who's 50 that just inherited $10 million from their wealthy grandparent is more qualified than a 31-year-old NASA space engineer to m”

“The financial industry was really good at coming up with terms and terminology that made it very daunting for people. Hey, you don't talk about money. You're not supposed to talk about money. You know that's like something we don't talk about. A lot of financial media, what they do is they kind of tell you that you're not right enough to do it yourself. And the reason they do that is because they want to charge you t”

Other executives at Robinhood Markets, Inc.

  • Vladimir Tenev, Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board
  • Baiju Bhatt, Founder & CEO, Cowboy Space Corporation; Co-founder, Robinhood

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