
How to designate beneficiaries at Webull
Beneficiaries are managed online
The key to protecting your Webull investment accounts is making sure each one has a transfer mechanism in place—either a beneficiary designation. Without one, the account goes through probate, adding time, cost, and court involvement for your family.
Webull has 8 investment accounts with different estate transfer rules. Here is how beneficiary designations, trust ownership, and probate apply to each one.
- App: tap Menu, then Settings, select Account Management, and tap Beneficiary Information
- Lite Mode: tap the head and shoulders icon, select Account Management under Account Features, and tap Beneficiary Information
- Website: go to My Account, select Manage My Account for the account, and select View Details next to Beneficiary Information
- At least one primary beneficiary must be named before any contingent beneficiary
Required Documents
- Transfer on Death (TOD) Beneficiary Designation Form, completed
- Any additional documentation Webull requests
- App: tap Menu, then Settings, select Account Management, and tap Beneficiary Information
- Lite Mode: tap the head and shoulders icon, select Account Management under Account Features, and tap Beneficiary Information
- Website: go to My Account, select Manage My Account for the account, and select View Details next to Beneficiary Information
- At least one primary beneficiary must be named before any contingent beneficiary
Required Documents
- Transfer on Death (TOD) Beneficiary Designation Form, completed
- Any additional documentation Webull requests
Beneficiary designation is not available for cryptocurrency at Webull.
What Webull says about beneficiaries and trusts
Each section is Webull's own statement, with the document it comes from numbered under Sources.
Which accounts take a beneficiary2
Who can be named3
- A person
Beneficiaries must be legal adults (18 or older) with a valid U.S. address and a Tax Identification Number.1
- A minor
A minor cannot be named; beneficiaries must be legal adults (18 or older).1
- A trust
Because beneficiaries must be legal adults (18 or older), a trust cannot be named as a Webull beneficiary.1
How many beneficiaries, and how shares are split
What a designation takes to be effective
- All accounts
The spouse's approval is required if the spouse or the account owner lives in a community property or marital property state and the spouse is not named as the sole primary beneficiary.2
Beneficiary forms Webull issues1
- Transfer on Death (TOD) Beneficiary Designation Form
Available to download.2
What Webull's agreement says about beneficiaries2
- When a designation takes effect
Each TOD form is subject to review and acceptance by Webull. No TOD designation is effective until the form and any additional requested documentation has been received and accepted.2
- Divorce
Marriage, remarriage, dissolution of remarriage or adoption does not automatically add or revoke a designation. A new TOD form must be submitted.2
State requirements Webull statesLouisiana, PR
Which accounts a trust can hold2
- Trust account
Webull lists Individual (Cash or Margin), IRA, Futures, Advisor, Entity, Joint, Event, Custodial (UTMA/UGMA) and Crypto accounts. A trust account is not among them.3
Webull does not accept wires from trust accounts, and a joint account cannot link a bank account in a trust name.4
- Business account
Entity accounts are limited to LLCs, C-Corporations and S-Corporations.5
Not in Webull's published guidance3
- Which trust documents it accepts
- A mail or phone channel for a designation
- A submission address for the TOD form
Sources
Data sourced from Webull primary sources (9 pages reviewed). How we research.
Download these Webull instructions
Download instructions for the whole estateA printable PDF with the steps, required documents, and contact details — verified against Webull primary sources. Bring it to the branch or keep it beside the phone.
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