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Open my account

Let's open your Robinhood account! Do the following to open an individual investing account. After you have that account open, you can open a joint investing account next.

Open an individual account

  1. Submit an application in your Robinhood app
  2. In the coming days, you’ll receive an email either confirming your application’s been approved, or asking for a bit more information
  3. If we request a document to verify your identity, we’ll include instructions for uploading your documents securely

Keep in mind, it may take 5-7 days to review the materials and open your account.

Note

While submitting an application, you can queue a deposit before your account is approved.

When this happens, we’ll wait until your account is officially approved before initiating the queued deposit from your bank account into your Robinhood account. If your application is rejected, the queued deposit will be canceled within 3 business days.

Open a joint account

Robinhood now offers a joint investing account where you can invest together in a shared account where both co-owners have equal ownership. We currently offer a Joint Accounts with Rights of Survivorship type of account where 2 co-owners have the same rights and access to make trades and manage investments in the account.

Note

We only support joint accounts with 2 co-owners.

Get started

  1. Both owners need to have an active individual investing account with us that’s in good standing before applying for a joint account. If one or both of you don’t, complete these steps to open a new individual investing account first.
  2. One of the co-owners will start the process while logged into their account in the app. Within the app, select AccountAdd accountJoint investing, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete an application.
  3. When one of you starts the process, your co-owner will get an invitation to complete their part of the application.
  4. After you both submit the application, you’ll both get an email that either confirms your application is approved, or if needed we may ask for a bit more information.
Note

If we request a document to verify your identity, we’ll include instructions for uploading your documents securely.

Keep in mind

It may take 5-7 days to review your application and open your account.

Personal information

Robinhood requests personal information, including financial and tax identification information, in order to comply with US government laws and FINRA rules. We’ll request personal information from both new customers and long-standing customers. Robinhood complies with an SEC customer identification rule of the USA Patriot Act of 2001. This rule requires Robinhood to verify the identity of any person seeking to open an account and to maintain records of their information. Robinhood must also determine whether a customer appears on any lists of terrorist organizations provided to broker-dealers by any government agency. We take the security of all data we collect very seriously. We don’t intend to use this data for anything other than the fulfillment of our regulatory requirements. Check out our data protection policies for more information.

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All investing involves risk.

Brokerage services are offered through Robinhood Financial LLC, (“RHF”) a registered broker-dealer (member SIPC) and clearing services through Robinhood Securities, LLC, (“RHS”) a registered broker dealer (member SIPC). Cryptocurrency services are offered through Robinhood Crypto, LLC (“RHC”) (NMLS ID: 1702840). Review a list of RHC licenses for more information.The Robinhood Money spending account is offered through Robinhood Money, LLC (“RHY”) (NMLS ID: 1990968), a licensed money transmitter. Review a list of our licenses for more information. Credit card products are offered by Robinhood Credit, Inc. ("RCT") (NMLS ID: 1781911) and issued by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Robinhood Gold is offered through Robinhood Gold, LLC (“RHG”) and is a subscription offering premium services available for a fee.

The Robinhood Cash Card is a prepaid card issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard® International Incorporated. Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated.

RHF, RHY, RHC, RCT, RHG, and RHS are affiliated entities and wholly owned subsidiaries of Robinhood Markets, Inc. RHF, RHY, RHC, RCT, RHG, and RHS are not banks. Products offered by RHF are not FDIC insured and involve risk, including possible loss of principal. RHC isn’t a member of FINRA and accounts are not FDIC insured or protected by SIPC.

RHY is not a member of FINRA, and products are not subject to SIPC protection, but funds held in the Robinhood spending account and Robinhood Cash Card account may be eligible for FDIC pass-through insurance (review the Robinhood Cash Card Agreement and the Robinhood Spending Account Agreement).

Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all customers. Customers must read and understand the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before engaging in any options trading strategies. Options transactions are often complex and may involve the potential of losing the entire investment in a relatively short period of time. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk, including the potential for losses that may exceed the original investment amount.

Commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs and options refers to $0 commissions for Robinhood Financial self-directed individual cash or margin brokerage accounts that trade U.S. listed securities and certain OTC securities electronically. Keep in mind, other fees such as trading (non-commission) fees, Gold subscription fees, wire transfer fees, and paper statement fees may apply to your brokerage account. Please see Robinhood Financial's Fee Schedule to learn more.

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