(Bloomberg) -- Robinhood Markets Inc. said it filed confidentially for an initial public offering, in what will be a highly anticipated listing among investors -- including the trading app’s own customers.

(彭博社)——罗宾汉市场公司表示，它已秘密提交了首次公开募股(ipo)申请，这将是投资者高度期待的上市，包括该交易应用自己的客户。

The company said in a statement Tuesday that it had submitted its filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg. Robinhood could go public as soon as late in the second quarter but the timing could change, said a person familiar with the matter who asked to not be identified because it wasn’t public.

该公司在周二的一份声明中表示，已经向美国证券交易委员会提交了申请，证实了彭博社早些时候的报道。一位不愿透露姓名的知情人士说，罗宾汉最早可能在第二季度晚些时候上市，但时间可能会改变。

Bloomberg News previously reported that Robinhood was planning to file for an IPO this month. The company has selected Nasdaq as the venue for its listing, people familiar with the matter have said.

彭博社(Bloomberg News)此前曾报道，罗宾汉计划本月申请IPO。知情人士说，该公司选择纳斯达克作为上市地点。

Robinhood, which said it hasn’t set terms for the offering yet, became immensely popular during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly as homebound young people turned to online trading to pass the time and make money.

罗宾汉表示，该公司还没有确定发行条款，在新冠病毒大流行期间变得非常受欢迎，特别是当在家的年轻人转向网上交易来打发时间和赚钱的时候。

Vlad Tenev, chief executive officer and co-founder of Robinhood Markets Inc.

Vlad Tenev，罗宾汉市场公司的首席执行官和联合创始人。

That increased popularity has led to scrutiny from politicians and regulators, who are focused on the so-called gamification of trading and the company’s role at the center of the meme-stock frenzy. Robinhood also had to raise billions of dollars from its backers to comply with a request from the industry’s clearinghouse.

这种受欢迎程度的增加引发了政界人士和监管机构的审查，他们关注的是所谓的交易游戏化，以及该公司在这股迷因股票狂潮中的角色。罗宾汉还不得不从支持者那里筹集数十亿美元，以满足该行业票据交换所的要求。

Despite the challenges, Robinhood continue to grow its users and add downloads during the period, according to a JMP Securities research note from late January. The report showed Robinhood added 600,000 users in a single day, more than six times the typical number of new users during the month before the frenzy took hold.

据JMP Securities 1月下旬的一份研究报告显示，尽管面临种种挑战，Robinhood的用户仍在继续增长，下载量也在增加。报告显示，罗宾汉在一天内增加了60万用户，是疯狂爆发前一个月典型新用户数量的六倍多。

(Updates with statement in second paragraph)

(第二段附有声明的更新)