What’s Robinhood Gold?
Robinhood Gold is a suite of powerful tools, data, and features designed to take your investing to the next level.
With Gold, you get the following premium features for non-retirement brokerage accounts:
4.9% interest on your uninvested brokerage cash with cash sweep (1.5% without Gold)*
Bigger Instant Deposits*
Professional research from Morningstar
Level II market data from Nasdaq
Access to margin investing at 8% (12% without Gold)*
As a Gold subscriber, you can get a 3% IRA match on eligible IRA contributions to your Robinhood IRA account.**
*To earn interest, a cash balance is needed. If you have a margin balance, there is no cash balance to earn interest. Interest rates for cash sweep and margin investing can change at any time. Margin investing is an optional feature. Not all investors will be eligible to invest on margin. Bigger Instant Deposits are only available if your Instant Deposits status is in good standing.
**Keep in mind, you must hold eligible contributions in your IRA for at least 5 years to keep the match, and remain a Gold member for at least 1 consecutive year from the date of your first 3% match to keep the additional 2% match. IRA match FAQ has more details. IRA accounts aren’t included in the Brokerage cash sweep program.
You can try Gold with a one-time free trial for the first 30 days (the $5 monthly fee will be waived). If you choose to use margin investing during your trial period, you’ll be charged 8% yearly interest on any amount you borrow over $1,000.
You can upgrade to Robinhood Gold from any platform. For more details, check out How do I upgrade to Gold?
For $5 a month, you get access to Gold’s premium features. After your one-time free trial ends, your first 30-day billing cycle will begin. You’ll be charged $5 at the beginning of each billing cycle.
If you invest on margin, you’ll pay 8% yearly interest on the amount you use over $1,000 since your first $1,000 of margin used is included in Gold. Your interest is calculated daily and charged to your brokerage account at the end of each billing cycle.
Yes! We’ve built Robinhood Gold to be for every investor, whether or not you want to invest on margin. You can choose to not enable margin investing when you sign up for Robinhood Gold and use all of the other premium features.
If you’re approved for options trading, margin may be required to satisfy an exercise or assignment, even if you have Margin investing turned Off.
Yes! You can invest and trade commission-free on Robinhood whether or not you’re a Gold subscriber. Keep in mind that other fees such as trading (non-commission) fees and paper statement fees may apply to your brokerage account. Robinhood Financial’s Fee Schedule has more details.
You can end your Robinhood Gold subscription by going to Settings → Robinhood Gold → Cancel membership. If you downgrade, you’ll immediately lose access to the premium features, including the lower margin interest rate offered with Gold, the higher brokerage cash sweep rate for brokerage accounts, and the additional 2% IRA match for eligible IRA account contributions.**
Be sure to cancel your subscription before your next billing date to avoid being charged a renewal for another 30 days of Gold. You can find the billing date in Settings → Robinhood Gold. Every time you upgrade your account, your billing cycle will reset to 30 days and you’ll be charged the $5 monthly fee.
You won’t be able to downgrade if you’re currently using Instant Deposits over $1,000. To reduce Instant Deposit usage, you can wait for your deposits to complete or sell enough of your positions to cover the amount. Bank deposits can take up to 5 business days to complete.
Keep in mind that if you downgrade in the middle of your billing cycle, the monthly fee will not be prorated.
Also, if you have margin investing enabled and downgrade from Gold, you’ll accrue interest at the standard rate immediately. This means that if you have a margin balance, you’ll begin accruing interest at 12% instead of 8% immediately. For more details, check out How do I downgrade from Gold?
Additionally, if you have brokerage cash sweep enabled and downgrade from Gold, the interest rate you can earn on any uninvested cash will immediately switch to the lower standard rate of 1.5%.
All investments involve risk.
The brokerage cash sweep program is an added feature to your Robinhood Financial LLC brokerage account. Robinhood Gold is offered through Robinhood Financial LLC. For more information, review the Robinhood Gold User Agreement.
Interest is earned on uninvested cash swept from your brokerage account to program banks. Program banks pay interest on your swept cash, minus any fees paid to Robinhood. As of July 27, 2023, the Annual Percentage Yield (APY) that you’ll receive is 1.5%, or 4.9% for Gold customers. The APY might change at any time at the program banks' discretion. Additionally, any fees Robinhood receives may vary and is subject to change. Neither Robinhood Financial LLC nor any of its affiliates are banks.
With the brokerage cash sweep program, the uninvested cash in your brokerage account (cash intended for investing but that you have not yet invested or spent) is swept to program banks, where it becomes eligible for FDIC insurance up to $1.5 million or $250,000 per program bank, inclusive of any other deposits you may already hold at the bank in the same ownership capacity. Keep in mind that until funds are swept to a program bank, they’re held in your brokerage account which is protected by SIPC. Once funds are swept to a program bank, they’re no longer held in your brokerage account and aren’t protected by SIPC. However, these funds are eligible for FDIC insurance through the Program Banks subject to FDIC insurance coverage limits. The IND Disclosures has more information.
You must have earned (wage) income in order to contribute to an IRA. The funds that earned the match must be kept in the account for at least five years to avoid a potential Early IRA Match Removal Fee. For more information, see the IRA Match FAQ.
Funds being contributed into or distributed from retirement accounts may entail tax consequences. Contributions are limited and withdrawals before age 59 1/2 may be subject to a penalty tax. Robinhood does not provide tax advice; please consult with a tax adviser if you have questions.
The Robinhood IRA is available to any U.S. customer with a Robinhood brokerage account in good standing.
Member of SIPC, which protects securities customers of its members up to $500,000 (including $250,000 for claims for cash). Explanatory brochure available upon request or at www.sipc.org.
Not all investors will be eligible to trade on margin. Margin involves the risk of greater investment losses. Additional interest charges may apply depending on the amount of margin used. Before using margin, customers must determine whether this type of strategy is right for them given their investment objectives and risk tolerance.
For more information, review FINRA’s Investor Alert and Robinhood Financial’s Customer Relationship Summary, Margin Disclosure Statement, and Margin Agreement. These disclosures contain important information on Robinhood Financial’s products and services, conflicts of interests, lending policies, interest charges, and the risks associated with margin investing enabled accounts.
Robinhood Financial charges a standard margin interest rate of 12% and a margin interest rate of 8% for customers who subscribe to Gold. The margin interest rate is calculated by adding 6.5% (for non-Gold customers) or 2.5% (for Gold customers) to the upper bound of the Target Federal Funds Rate, which is set by the Federal Reserve and is subject to change without notice. The formulas used to calculate the margin interest rate are subject to change at Robinhood Financial’s discretion. The margin rates shown are as of July 27, 2023 and might change at any time without notice and at Robinhood Financial’s discretion. The standard margin interest rate will be rolled out to customers who do not subscribe to Gold in phases over a period of time, subject to eligibility criteria, and so may not be available immediately to all customers.
Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all investors. Customers must read and understand the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before engaging in any options trading strategies. Customers should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing in options. Supporting documentation for any claims, if applicable, will be furnished upon request.
Morningstar isn’t affiliated with Robinhood Markets, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC), is a registered broker dealer. Robinhood Securities, LLC (member SIPC), is a registered broker dealer and provides brokerage clearing services. Robinhood Crypto, LLC provides crypto trading. All are subsidiaries of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (‘Robinhood’).