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The headline is the top tier. Most people land near the bottom of the range, we show both rather than only the flattering one.
How to get it
4 steps, in order. Tick them off as you go.
Your ticks stay in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, and the dates land on your calendar automatically once you start.
Payout timeline
- Day 0Sign up and verify
Account opened, identity confirmed.
- Day 0–7Fund the account
Move $20,000 in.
- Day 90Hold period ends
Your money is free to leave from here.
- After day 90up to $600 (code 600ME) credited
Providers rarely publish a payout window. Community reports will fill this in.
Difficulty
Common offer, a couple of straightforward steps.
Offer details
- Required deposit
- $20,000
- Hold period
- 90 days
- Setup time
- about 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Eligibility
- Resident in United States
- Closes
- No published end date
- Where we read these figures
- StockBrokers.com read 2026-09-16
Start tracking it
We’ll hold the dates that matter. When your money unlocks, when the offer closes — so you don’t have to keep them in a calendar reminder.
Community reports
Whether it paid, and how long it took. Nobody has reported on Merrill Edge yet, if you’ve been through it, you’d be the first.
Report what happened →Similar in United States
Open brokerage account and deposit $50+ within 30 days
Deposit $5,000+ new money within 45 days, hold 90 days ($150 at entry tier)
Fund new brokerage/IRA within 60 days; $1,000 earns $50, tiers scale up
Transfer brokerage account; IRA match must stay 5 years. Value depends on amount transferred