Account restrictions
Your Robinhood brokerage account might be restricted for a number of reasons, such as:
If you declare yourself as a control person for a company, you are typically blocked from trading that stock. In your Robinhood brokerage account, you’ll notice your ability to trade that symbol is blocked for compliance reasons.
If you are no longer a control person for a company, or if you selected this in error, contact us to get your account updated.
The steps to remove an account restriction will depend on the specific restriction. Common requirements include covering any negative balances and potentially uploading any requested documentation.
Robinhood U.K. Ltd (Robinhood UK) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 823590). Robinhood UK onboards UK customers and has the lead customer relationship with UK customers in relation to their use of the Robinhood UK app and website. Robinhood UK introduces UK customers to Robinhood Securities, LLC for order routing, execution, clearing, settlement, arranging custody services, securities lending, and margin lending to eligible UK customers with margin accounts. Robinhood Securities, LLC is regulated in the US by the SEC and FINRA. Robinhood UK and Robinhood Securities, LLC are subsidiaries of Robinhood Markets, Inc.