Open account, pick your stock
Sign up to get started and get a reward. Certain limitations apply.
After your account is approved and you’ve completed a bank deposit, we’ll send you a notification prompting you to claim a reward. You’ll earn a specified cash value for a reward to use toward fractional shares of the companies offered from a list of our top traded companies.
Fractional shares are pieces, or fractions, of whole shares of a company. The list of stocks you can choose from is compiled based on market cap in each of their respective sectors.
You’ll need to successfully sign up, get approved, link your bank account, and complete a deposit within 14 days to get the reward.
The reward value you receive could be anywhere between $7 and $175. Keep in mind that approximately 96% of the participants will receive a reward having a value from $7 to $8 that you can use to claim a share or fractional share of a stock (based on the end of June 2024 exchange rate of 1.27, this is equivalent to approximately £5.51 and £6.30).
You’re allowed to sell your reward stock after you claim it. Once you’ve sold the stock, you can use the proceeds toward other investments.
If you want to withdraw the proceeds, you must keep the cash value of the reward in your account for at least 30 days after claiming it. After that 30-day window, you can withdraw your settled reward proceeds with no restrictions.
Let’s say you receive $10 worth of stock, and then sell the stock you picked. You must wait 30 days to withdraw that $10 with no restrictions.
If you have unanswered questions about your stock reward, contact us.
The fair market value of your stock reward, at the time you claim it, will be subject to US NRA (non-resident alien) withholding tax. The applicable withholding tax will be automatically deducted, before you are notified of the amount of the stock reward. For example, if the value of the reward you receive is $7, an additional $3 will already have been allocated to settle the tax liability. This means the total value of the reward is $10 ($7 reward plus $3 withholding tax). This will be reflected on your annual IRS Form 1042-S. In addition, you will see the relevant cash movements on your account statement.
You receive a $7 reward (net), which is the result of 3 account transactions that will be included on your monthly statement:
The result is a net account deposit of $7 in stock
US tax reporting:
Robinhood U.K. Ltd (Robinhood UK) fractional stock reward offer is subject to these following terms and conditions.
Eligibility: The Fractional Stock Reward Offer is only valid for new customers of Robinhood in the UK who:
Anyone who doesn’t meet the conditions in this paragraph is not eligible for this Offer. Robinhood UK may decline requests to enrol in the offer without notice and at its sole discretion.
Offer: For eligible Robinhood UK customers, Robinhood will provide a certain cash value of rewards, and the eligible customer must use that cash value entirely on purchases of shares or fractional shares of stocks that Robinhood makes available through this program. The 26 stocks that are available to choose from are selected by choosing the 2 largest S&P 500 companies within the top 13 sectors based on market cap, per September 24, 2024 data shown by TradingView (an unaffiliated entity).
Occasionally, Robinhood UK’s inventory of settled shares may not include any given stock among this group for various reasons, including if Robinhood UK is out of inventory for any given stock or fractional stock. Neither receipt of a share or a fractional share of stock through this program nor identification of a particular security in communications related to this program constitutes a solicitation of the security, investment advice or recommendation of any security, transaction, account type, investment strategy involving securities, or order. The cash value (between $7 and $175) that an eligible customer receives must be spent on stocks available in this program.
Approximately 96% of participants will receive a cash value of $7 to $8 (net). Rewards are distributed according to the probabilities outlined in the table below.
| Free share value | Probability of reward |
| $7 to $8 | Approximately 96% probability |
| $8 to $15 | Approximately 2% probability |
| $15 to $25 | Approximately 1% probability |
| $25 to $50 | Approximately 0.90% probability |
| $50 to $175 | Approximately 0.10% probability |
All eligible customers who fulfil the conditions of this program will receive a cash value that they can only use to purchase shares or fractional shares pursuant to this program.
For the pricing of fractional shares, Robinhood UK will endeavour to price fractional shares at the last trade price. While Robinhood UK endeavours to price fractional shares as of the time that the reward is claimed, there may be a small lag time, such as 1 minute, between when the reward is claimed and the fractional shares are priced.
Limitations: Rewards will be credited only if the referred Robinhood UK brokerage account is approved and the reward is claimed within 60 days through the Robinhood UK platform. Rewards that aren’t claimed within 60 days will expire. The reward, when combined with the value received from all other offers in the current calendar year, may not exceed $1,500 per household per year. In the event that Robinhood UK determines in its sole discretion that there may have been fraudulent activity or a violation of these Terms in connection with the stock referral or the referred customer’s Robinhood UK brokerage account, Robinhood UK reserves the right to either decline to grant the whole or fractional share stock reward, or to rescind or liquidate the stock or any related cash value proceeds if the customer sells their stock reward. This offer is only available once per new eligible customer. A stock reward will be credited to the enrolled brokerage account within approximately 1 week after the reward is claimed. This timeline may be delayed at Robinhood UK’s sole discretion if, for example, Robinhood UK determines that there is indication of fraud or a violation of these Terms.
The cash value of the stock reward may not be withdrawn for 30 days after the reward is claimed. Robinhood UK cannot provide information about someone else’s account or application status. Robinhood UK reserves the right to change the offer terms or terminate the offer at any time without notice.
The offer is not transferable, saleable, or valid in conjunction with other offers and is available to UK residents only. Employees, contractors, or persons similarly associated with Robinhood UK or a Robinhood UK affiliate, members of their household, employees of any securities regulatory organisation or exchange, employees of market makers, and registered representatives or any broker-dealer are not eligible. The offer is only available for personal use, and may not be used for commercial purposes. You represent that you have the necessary consent from your invitee to send them any text or email relating to this offer.
Any individual stock shown in any marketing communications does not constitute a recommendation or solicitation that a customer buys, holds, or sells any investment or investment strategy. Any such stock is simply a visual representation of what a customer may receive in connection with this Offer.
Fractional shares are illiquid outside of Robinhood UK and not transferable. For a complete explanation of conditions, restrictions and limitations associated with fractional shares, review the Fractional Shares section of Robinhood UK Customer Agreement. Other restrictions may apply.
Taxes: Taxes related to this offer are the customer’s sole responsibility. If you have any questions, seek advice about the appropriate tax treatment for this offer and any tax implications associated with receipt of a cash or stock reward before enrolling. For taxable accounts, the value of all Robinhood UK offers received may be subject to US tax reporting and withholding (US taxes has details) where required by applicable rules and regulations.
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 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.