<story><title>Robinhood raises $323M at a $7.6B valuation</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-robinhood-funding/trading-startup-robinhood-raises-323-million-achieving-7-6-billion-valuation-idUSKCN1UH1VX</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AznHisoka</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve been using Robinhood for the past year, and I hope they add basic features such as:&lt;p&gt;- The ability to short a stock, which I still can&amp;#x27;t believe isn&amp;#x27;t available.&lt;p&gt;- Price Alerts&lt;p&gt;Everything else is gravy, IMO, especially if they keep the same basic, sleek interface, which I actually like.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>brianchu</author><text>Shorting a stock is &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; a basic feature, it&amp;#x27;s an advanced feature for power users.&lt;p&gt;You can buy put options on Robinhood already.</text></comment>
<story><title>Robinhood raises $323M at a $7.6B valuation</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-robinhood-funding/trading-startup-robinhood-raises-323-million-achieving-7-6-billion-valuation-idUSKCN1UH1VX</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AznHisoka</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve been using Robinhood for the past year, and I hope they add basic features such as:&lt;p&gt;- The ability to short a stock, which I still can&amp;#x27;t believe isn&amp;#x27;t available.&lt;p&gt;- Price Alerts&lt;p&gt;Everything else is gravy, IMO, especially if they keep the same basic, sleek interface, which I actually like.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>throwaway5752</author><text>Is there a way to allow shorts without having to manage margin and having to carry risk on the balance sheet? They have to deal with two counterparties (you, and whomever is lending you the shares). I am not sure how they could economically offer free short trades.</text></comment>