Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) launched IPO Access in the UK, letting customers request US listing shares at offer price, extending its Bitstamp crypto push.
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Robinhood launched commission-free IPO Access in the UK, letting retail customers request shares in new US listings at the official offer price before public trading begins.
The service has supported more than 50 US IPOs and reached millions of customers since its 2021 debut, Robinhood said.
The launch extends Robinhood's UK push, which began with commission-free stock trading in 2023 and added Bitstamp-powered crypto trading in August.
Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) launched commission-free IPO Access in the UK on Monday, letting retail customers request shares in new US stock listings at the official offer price before public trading begins.
The product gives UK retail investors a route into IPO allocations that have historically gone mostly to institutions and high-net-worth clients, the company said, adding that it is working with a UK Public Offer Platform provider to process the requests. Robinhood described the UK as having a mature, highly active retail investor base that has nonetheless lacked that access.
How Robinhood's UK IPO Access Works
Robinhood first launched IPO Access in the US in 2021. The company said it has since worked on more than 50 IPOs and given access to millions of US customers.
Jordan Sinclair, President of Robinhood UK, said in a statement that the US launch had turned everyday investors into a far bigger force in IPOs than before, and that the UK rollout is meant to give British investors "access to the next generation of innovative public companies."
Robinhood contrasted its service with platforms it said charge execution fees or limit primary listings to institutional and high-net-worth investors, an implicit comparison with incumbent UK brokers. IPO allocation requests will sit inside a customer's general investment account alongside their existing portfolio, and required prospectus documents and SEC filings will appear on the listing's page in the app, the company said.
Launch Extends Robinhood's Broader UK Push
The IPO service is the latest addition to Robinhood's UK business, which launched commission-free stock trading in 2023 before adding crypto trading in August through Bitstamp, the exchange it acquired for $200 million in 2025. A company spokesperson told The Block at the time of the crypto launch that Robinhood was also exploring bringing products such as Stock Tokens, its tokenized-equity product, to its UK app.
The UK push runs alongside Robinhood's parallel expansion into Dubai, where regulators cleared it last month to offer both crypto and stock trading from 2027. The international build-out follows a record third quarter in which Robinhood's crypto revenue rose 20% alongside sharp growth in its prediction-markets business.
Robinhood has not said when, or whether, Stock Tokens might follow IPO Access and crypto trading into the UK.
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