“I started out with just my backpack, and a boat that I bought for $2,000, and a dinghy and a hammer,” said broker Emily Greenberg.

Massachusetts regulators say the brokerage app Robinhood makes it too easy for inexperienced traders to buy risky options.

Charles Schwab is reportedly in talks to buy rival TD Ameritrade. Merging could help make up for cutting trading fees to zero.