The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), one of a handful of Wall Street firms known as “clearinghouses,” demanded a whopping $3 billion from Robinhood, which Robinhood has repeatedly blamed for its highly criticized decision to halt trading.
“There is no reason why the greatest financial system the world has ever seen cannot settle trades in real time,” Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said Tuesday, criticizing the NSCC demand. “Doing so would greatly mitigate the risk that such processing poses.”
The Daily Caller was founded in 2010 by Tucker Carlson, a 20-year veteran journalist, and Neil Patel, former chief policy advisor to Vice President Cheney, The Daily Caller is one of America’s largest and fastest-growing news publications. Our team of experienced, full-time reporters and editors works around the clock to deliver award-winning original reporting, in-depth investigations, entertainment, thought-provoking commentary and up-to-the-second breaking news. Visit https://dailycaller.com