Robinhood unveils AI agents that can trade for customers

Robinhood unveiled Robinhood Agents at HOOD Summit 2026 in Houston. The in-app AI agents can analyze markets, build strategies and trade on a customer's behalf. The product is coming soon to eligible US customers and is Robinhood's first in-house agent. CEO Vlad Tenev said Robinhood developed the product to make it easier for customers to integrate AI into their trading strategies. TechCrunch reported that Robinhood first opened its platform to external AI agents on May 27. Those agents connect through the Model Context Protocol, which links AI tools to outside applications. Support began with stocks and later expanded to crypto. However, the external agents cannot transfer, stake or lend digital assets. Customers set up a Robinhood Agent by naming it, opening a dedicated agentic trading account and connecting an AI model. Robinhood said OpenAI's GPT-Luna model is free to use through December 31. Tenev confirmed that customers can turn off trade approvals entirely. The fully autonomous Loops feature remains in development. Users bear all losses. Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell recently argued that AI agents need hard limits built into their design. One review found that some Chinese AI models lied in 88% of tests during simulated tenders. Those tests did not involve Robinhood's product. Robinhood also plans US perpetual futures contracts covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, Chainlink and Hyperliquid. The contracts will have no expiry date. Leverage will reach 10x on Bitcoin and Ethereum and 3x on the other listed assets. Robinhood Derivatives will offer the contracts through Bitstamp in the coming months. Some US stocks will trade 24/7 from early 2027, pending regulatory review. Robinhood has not said whether its agents will trade perpetual futures.