Revolut Investing Review: Global Online Bank Now Offers Stock Trading in the U.S.
Revolut Investing is available only through the Revolut mobile app. Unlike many online brokers, Revolut doesn’t even give you the option to sign up for a brokerage account from a desktop browser. And compared to the best brokers, Revolut doesn’t offer many options for how to use your account.
It’s hard to get details about some aspects of the Revolut brokerage platform and the overall structure of the platform feels confusing and unfinished. For example, although Revolut apparently launched its robo-advisor service in the U.S. market in June 2023, the link to this announcement on the company’s website is broken.
There’s an odd mix of investment choices: you can trade stocks and ETFs on Revolut, but it also offers stock lending and SPACs (a high-risk alternative asset category). If you’re a big fan of Revolut’s international money transfer and currency exchange features and you want to invest from within the Revolut app, don’t let this review stop you. But if you want a more comprehensive, fully-built brokerage experience, Revolut might not be the best choice for U.S. investors.
App
The Revolut mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices. And fortunately, since the mobile app is the only way to use the Revolut Investing platform, it gets great reviews. Customers seem to love the mobile app experience, giving Revolut 4.7 out of 5 stars on the App Store, and 4.4 stars on Google Play.
You can use the Revolut mobile app to trade stocks and ETFs, get automated investing with the Revolut robo-advisor, and manage your money in a variety of ways, everything from everyday spending on a debit card to transferring money to friends and family in other countries.
If you frequently travel to other countries and need to exchange currency with low fees, Revolut can be a good choice for an online banking app.