Several brokerages and crypto platforms hand out free shares or crypto bonuses just for opening an account and funding a small amount — sometimes with no deposit at all. The offers rotate, so confirm the current deal on each platform's official page. Here are the platforms that have run free-stock or free-crypto promotions.
Brokerages With Free-Stock Promotions
- Robinhood (robinhood.com) — the original free-stock brokerage; new users typically receive a free share after linking a bank account.
- Webull (webull.com) — offers free stocks to new users who open and fund an account.
- Public (public.com) — a social investing app that has offered a free stock slice on sign-up.
- MooMoo (moomoo.com) — runs free-stock promotions for new funded accounts.
- SoFi Invest (sofi.com) — offers a stock bonus when you open and fund an Invest account.
- Stake (stake.com) — a US stock platform that has offered free stock on sign-up.
- **E*TRADE** (etrade.com) — periodically offers cash or stock bonuses for funded accounts.
- Charles Schwab (schwab.com) — runs referral and funding bonuses.
- Fidelity (fidelity.com) — offers free fractional shares through referral promotions and its Young Investors fund.
Crypto Platforms With Free-Crypto Promotions
- Coinbase (coinbase.com) — its Learn and Earn program pays free crypto for watching short educational videos.
- Binance.US (binance.us) — runs sign-up and learn-to-earn crypto promotions.
- Cash App (cash.app) — offers Bitcoin boosts and referral bonuses.
The Fine Print
Free-stock offers require identity verification and a linked bank account, and most require you to hold the bonus share for a set period before selling. Promotions change frequently — confirm the current offer on each platform's official page before opening an account, and never pay a fee to claim a free share.