Robinhood Financial, which has become a disruptive force in the stock market with a mobile trading app that allows inexperienced investors to buy and sell shares, has agreed to pay $65 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading customers about how it makes money and for failing to secure the best sale prices.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...