Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is not licensed by FINRA, Wall Street's powerful self-regulator, even though he presides over one of the nation's largest and most powerful online brokers.
Tenev has emerged as the public face of Robinhood as the startup has come under fire for its decision, on one of the market's most volatile days, to suspend buying of GameStop, AMC and other stocks boosted by an army of traders on Reddit.
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