A curated list of broker sign-up promotions where new clients receive a real share as a welcome reward — not a trading bonus and not a cashback. Every programme is reviewed manually; conditions, eligible countries and the shares on offer are spelled out on each broker's detail page.
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UK only
New UK clients of XTB Ltd choose a single free share from a shortlist of five FTSE-listed stocks, credited after KYC and a qualifying deposit.
Your capital is at risk.
Risk notice. A free share is an equity position — the market value of the share moves and can be lower or higher than any figure quoted on the broker's landing page by the time it's credited. The reward is not paid in cash and is non-transferable. Each promo is subject to the broker's published T&Cs; check them before signing up.
Most "free share" programmes follow the same shape: a regulated broker runs a time-limited acquisition campaign, you open a live account, complete identity verification, fund the account with at least the qualifying amount, and a real share is credited to your portfolio. It's not a trading bonus, not a cashback voucher, and not a demo credit — it's an equity position you genuinely own and can hold, sell, or transfer (subject to holding periods that some brokers apply).
The economics are straightforward on the broker's side. Customer acquisition in online brokerage costs anywhere from €50 to €300+ per funded account depending on the market. Handing a new client a £10–£30 share is cheaper than paid advertising and tends to convert better, because the reward is concrete and arrives in the app on day one.
The share itself is free — the broker buys it on the market and assigns it to your account. What's not covered is everything that happens afterwards: spread or commission when you sell, currency conversion if the share trades in a different currency than your account, and any tax that may apply in your country of residence. These are usually small, but worth knowing.
The headline value of the share is the least interesting number. Three things matter more in practice:
If you're comparing rewards more broadly, our cash interest tracker covers a different type of perk — ongoing yield on uninvested balances rather than a one-off sign-up share.
Each promo on this page is reviewed manually before it's listed. We check the broker's regulatory status in the target market, read the current T&Cs (not a cached version from a comparison site), and confirm the promo is still live on the broker's own domain. When a promo ends, the card is removed the same day or marked as expired.
We don't rank brokers by commission paid. Affiliate relationships fund the site — "Claim the share" buttons are tagged as such — but they don't change which promos appear or how they're described. If a broker runs a promo we consider misleading or operationally broken (e.g. shares that take months to credit, undisclosed eligibility restrictions), we don't list it, even if the commission is attractive.
It's a real share, held in your brokerage account in your name. You can see it in your portfolio, you receive dividends if the company pays any, and you can sell it subject to any holding period the broker specifies.
Most brokers credit the share within a few business days of the qualifying deposit clearing and KYC being approved. Some do it within 24 hours, others take up to 30 days.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Some brokers apply a holding period of 30 to 90 days before the share can be sold, and a few require the account to stay funded for a minimum time before withdrawal.
It depends on your country of residence. In some jurisdictions the share is treated as miscellaneous income at the market value on the day it's credited; in others it's only taxed when sold, as a capital gain against a zero cost basis.
Depends on the broker. Three models are common: a fixed pick-one shortlist, a random allocation within a value band, or a single pre-selected share that everyone receives.
Yes. Each promo is tied to a single broker; opening an account at one doesn't affect your eligibility at another. You just need to be a new client at that specific broker each time.
Then you're not eligible — these promos are exclusively for new clients. Closing an old account and reopening it usually doesn't reset eligibility; brokers track this by ID and address.
The broker is betting you'll stay and trade. The free share costs them €10 to €30; if you make a handful of trades over the following year, they earn it back in commission or spread. You're under no obligation to trade though.
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