

Did Tenev make the right choice? Did he have a choice? If not, then what should Robinhood do to make amends for the role it played in causing monetary damages to its customers? In order for students to debate the appropriateness of the decision and response, we will provide an overview of the e-Trading industry Robinhood is a part of and their role within it, in addition to providing a background on the video game retailer, GameStop. 28 th, 2021 Robinhood CEO, Vlad Tenev, decided to halt the trading of GameStop stock on his company’s stock trading app. In this business ethics case study, we will focus on the history making GameStop short and stock price surge that occurred during January 2021. Amy LaCombe is associate dean for undergraduate curriculum in the Carroll School’s undergraduate program. Sarah Cabral is a teaching and research fellow in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
