Robinhood Plans Buyback of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Contested Stock

  • Sam Bankman-Fried acquired more than 7% of the firm last year
  • Founders Tenev, Bhatt nix almost $500 million of stock awards

Sam Bankman-Fried

Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Robinhood Markets Inc. said it’s looking to repurchase shares previously controlled by Sam Bankman-Fried and canceled almost $500 million of stock-based compensation for its co-founders.

The online brokerage also reported a wider-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter as customers cut back on trading, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Wednesday.