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President Trump opened U.S. financial markets and officially launched Trump Accounts on Monday, marking the first time the opening bell has been rung from the Oval Office.
The president rang the opening bell at 9:30 a.m. alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, and New York Stock Exchange president Lynn Martin, among others.
“The American dream belongs to every child, and today we are equipping the next generation with the right to claim their rightful share of it,” Bessent said.
Trump Accounts will be available for children who do not turn 18 before the end of the calendar year in which their parents open an account, according to the IRS. The program was created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law last year.
“If parents have not done so already, and they are doing so in record numbers, they should go right away to TrumpAccounts.gov and sign their child up for a free investment savings account,” Trump said.
Trump noted that donors are putting “millions and millions of dollars into the accounts of poor children.”
“The parents can’t even believe it’s happening,” he said. “It’s an amazing thing.”
In December, Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion to help fund Trump Accounts.
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