Robinhood · Robinhood Customer Agreement

Mandatory FINRA Arbitration

High severity
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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Arbitration strongly favors financial institutions statistically, is private, has limited appeals, and removes your ability to have a jury hear your case.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This agreement materially affects consumers by granting Robinhood broad authority to liquidate account holdings without prior notice in margin situations, requiring binding arbitration for all disputes while waiving the right to participate in class action lawsuits, and disclosing that Robinhood receives payment for order flow which may create conflicts with best execution obligations. Consumers who open margin accounts should understand that all securities in the account serve as collateral and can be sold at Robinhood's discretion. You can opt out of the arbitration clause by sending written notice to Robinhood within 30 days of opening your account.

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Meta Medium

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to them will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts...

Nintendo Medium

The Services may not be used by anyone under the age of 18 without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority under applicable law), or, if not, that you have revie...

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Any controversy between you and Robinhood arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its breach shall be submitted to arbitration before FINRA, in accordance with its rules then in effect.

Provision details

Document information
Document
Robinhood Customer Agreement
Entity
Robinhood
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 27, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002197
Document ID
CA-D-00050
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
42fdece1ce06bb1213691f7474d4463025e28fcf4db4d7ada943d32d7009952a
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Robinhood | Document: Robinhood Customer Agreement | Record: CA-P-002197
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:25:05 UTC | SHA-256: 42fdece1ce06bb12…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/robinhood/robinhood-customer-agreement/mandatory-finra-arbitration/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Robinhood's Mandatory FINRA Arbitration clause do?

Arbitration strongly favors financial institutions statistically, is private, has limited appeals, and removes your ability to have a jury hear your case.

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