ROBINHOOD Q3 ADJUSTED EBITDA $808 MLN, ABOVE ESTIMATE OF $765.5 MLN, WITH NET DEPOSITS OF $16 BLN, ROBINHOOD GOLD SUBSCRIBERS REACHING A RECORD 5.2 MLN, AND TRANSACTION-BASED REVENUES UP 19% YOY TO $867 MLN

Robinhood reported third-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $808 million, ahead of the $765.5 million consensus, alongside $16 billion in net deposits, a record 5.2 million Robinhood Gold subscribers, and transaction-based revenues up 19% year over year to $867 million. The beat points to strength in retail trading activity and recurring subscription income, which together reduce the company's dependence on episodic trading volumes and improve the durability of its earnings profile. For gold, the transmission channel is indirect: the headline reflects retail risk appetite and capital flowing into brokerage platforms rather than a shift in precious metals demand, so any link to gold prices runs through broader speculative and portfolio-allocation behavior among retail investors. Gold itself is the asset flagged as affected, though the most direct exposure is to equities and brokerage-linked names, where the earnings surprise and deposit growth are most material. Traders should watch the next Federal Reserve policy communication and real yield movements, since gold remains most sensitive to changes in inflation-adjusted rates that determine the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asse

Gold (XAU/USD) is a safe-haven asset and inflation hedge. Major drivers include Fed policy (real yields), central bank buying (PBOC, RBI), ETF flows, and geopolitical risk. Gold often moves inversely to DXY and real US yields.

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