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Robinhood on Wednesday launched support for AI agentic trading, allowing users to create separate accounts for autonomous AI agents that can analyze portfolios, suggest trades and execute orders using dedicated wallet balances.
The new features, currently rolling out in beta for stock trading, mark the latest step in the company’s effort to evolve from a commission-free brokerage into a broader financial platform integrating artificial intelligence, payments and prediction markets.
“Our mission has always been to democratize finance for all, and now, that mission extends to AI agents,” Robinhood Chief Executive Officer Vlad Tenev said in a statement.
According to Robinhood, the AI agents will operate with user oversight and fraud protection safeguards. The company is also launching a virtual credit card for AI agents to enable autonomous systems to make purchases and payments for users.
Robinhood plans to expand the AI agent capabilities into options, crypto, event contracts, futures and prediction markets “soon,” Vice President of Product Abhishek Fatehpuria told TechCrunch.
The launch builds on Robinhood’s 2024 acquisition of AI-powered research platform Pluto and follows the rollout of its AI assistant last year.
Robinhood already operates prediction markets offering event contracts tied to sports, politics and economic outcomes, placing it in more direct competition with crypto-native prediction platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi.
According to the New York Times, Polymarket and Kalshi processed a combined $25 billion in trading volume in April, up tenfold from a year earlier. Polymarket has emerged as a leader among crypto-native users, while Kalshi has attracted institutional participants due in part to its Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated structure.
Robinhood’s broader user base and mainstream brand recognition could help expand prediction market adoption beyond crypto-focused traders.
The company’s Model Context Protocol service allows AI agents to read portfolios and execute trades, positioning Robinhood to capitalize on growing interest in autonomous financial systems.
Companies including Stripe, Amazon, Google and startup Prava Pay are also developing payment and transaction infrastructure for AI agents as competition intensifies in the emerging sector.
Robinhood has steadily expanded beyond stock trading into crypto, options, retirement products and prediction markets as part of what analysts describe as a one-stop-shop strategy for retail finance.
The company’s prediction market business, however, still trails Polymarket in market depth, liquidity and real-time data infrastructure developed over several years.