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The market hit a circuit breaker this morning when it was 7% down. No one could trade at the open, not even professionals, because the market was stopped.



That doesn't seem to be the reason Robinhood is having issues.

I don't know if it was the case for the two other platforms OP mentioned but Robinhood seems to have some issues handling the request volumes.


No, I couldn't event place any orders whatsoever, and couldn't check balances etc. Order PLACEMENT and order execution are two different things. The former was impossible as well.




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