Robinhood just handed the keys to AI. The retail brokerage launched a beta feature called Agentic Trading on May 27, allowing users to connect third-party AI agents directly to dedicated trading accounts for autonomous stock execution.
The feature is currently limited to equities, but Robinhood has signaled plans to expand into options, crypto, event contracts, and futures trading.
How agentic trading actually works
Users create entirely separate “agentic accounts” that are walled off from their main portfolio. AI agents can only access funds specifically deposited into these accounts.
The system runs on Robinhood’s Model Context Protocol servers, which serve as the bridge between third-party AI agents and the brokerage’s trading infrastructure.
Users get a real-time activity feed that tracks everything the AI agent does, including profit and loss monitoring. The platform also offers tiered approval settings. You can let your AI agent run fully autonomously within spending limits, or you can require manual approval before any trade executes.
The kinds of strategies these agents can handle include portfolio rebalancing, thematic investing, and other systematic approaches.
CEO Vlad Tenev framed the initiative as an extension of Robinhood’s core mission, democratizing finance by making its platform accessible not just to human users but to their AI agents as well.
The road from Cortex to autonomous agents
In March 2025, the company launched Robinhood Cortex, an AI assistant designed to deliver market analysis and personalized investment insights to its Gold subscribers. The tool eventually expanded beyond the Gold subscriber base to a wider audience within Robinhood’s ecosystem.
Agentic Trading represents the next logical step: moving from AI that advises to AI that acts.
What this means for crypto investors
Robinhood hasn’t provided specifics on which digital assets will be supported when agentic trading expands beyond equities, but the company has confirmed that crypto is on the roadmap alongside options and futures.
The timeline for crypto support remains undefined, tied to the beta’s performance with equities.
