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Robinhood Derivatives Partners with CQG for Futures Order Routing

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Summary: CQG, a global provider of trading technology solutions, has partnered with Robinhood Derivatives LLC to handle order routing for Robinhood’s futures customer orders. The partnership leverages CQG’s infrastructure to enhance order execution for Robinhood’s expanding futures offerings.

As of January 31, 2025, Robinhood has 25.5 million funded customers and $204 billion in assets under custody. With this collaboration, eligible U.S. customers can now access CME Group’s most popular futures contracts across five asset classes, including major U.S. equity indices, bitcoin, ether, FX currency pairs, metals, and key commodities like crude oil and natural gas. Additionally, Robinhood will integrate CQG’s API for order routing on all futures and non-U.S. equities and equity options, further expanding its trading capabilities.

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