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Payment for Order Flow (PFOF): How Free Trades Work

September 12, 2026July 2, 2026 by Bruno
Payment for Order Flow (PFOF): How Free Trades Work

Payment for order flow (PFOF) is how zero-commission brokers get paid. Here’s exactly who pays whom, what Rule 606 discloses, and why regulators disagree about it.

Categories Market Education Tags investing basics, payment for order flow, pfof, robinhood, sec rule 605, sec rule 606

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