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How to Buy US Stocks from Australia

US SHARESYes REGULATORASIC CANBORSAAvailable

Australian residents can freely invest in US stocks without capital restrictions. Multiple local and international brokerages provide access.

NVIDIA · NVDA-PERPUS equity · from Australia

Price · 24h—

Max leverage20x

Funding · APR—

From AustraliaAvailable

Canborsa fee0.07% per side

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Australia · at a glance

Yes

broker routesBuying US shares from Australia

23

us marketsUS names and indices on Canborsa

0.07%

0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side

5 rails

1 work · 4 limitsFunding routes from Australia

What the law actually says

Access rules in Australia

Australian residents can freely invest in US stocks without capital restrictions. Multiple local and international brokerages provide access. Foreign dividend and capital gains income is taxable in Australia at the resident's applicable marginal tax rate.

Local routes

Interactive Brokers, Westpac, eToro, Stake.

The perpetual route

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto. There is no broker, no remittance and no share: it confers no votes and no dividends, and funding is charged or paid every 1h for as long as the position is open.

Regulator — Australia

RegulatorASIC

Websiteasic.gov.au

CryptoLegal

Access · routes

Three ways to reach a US share price from Australia

Two routes buy the share. The third buys exposure to its price and nothing else.

01

01.

Domestic broker with a US partner

Your local broker routes the order to a partner in the United States. You hold real shares with voting and dividend rights, under full identity verification.

Real shares 4 routes

02

02.

International broker account

You open the account offshore yourself and remit under your country’s rules. Ownership is the same, and the reporting duties sit with you.

Real shares Capital limit applies

03

03.

Perpetual exposure on Canborsa

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto: no broker, no remittance, no share, no votes and no dividends. Funding is charged or paid every 1h while the position is open, and deposits arrive as USDC on six networks.

No ownership 0.07% per side

Rails · funding routes

Rail

Status

Note

PayID

WORKS

The everyday rail: AUD 5 minimum, free and near-instant on Kraken, with no withdrawal hold.

Bank transfer / Osko

LIMITS

AUD 5 minimum and free, near-instant via Osko, but Kraken says its deposit limits vary dynamically.

RTGS (real time gross settlement)

LIMITS

Built for large deposits: AUD 100 minimum and a flat AUD 33 fee, settling in 0-1 business days.

Debit or credit card (including Apple Pay / Google Pay)

LIMITS

AUD 0.25 plus 3.75% and near-instant; Apple Pay and Google Pay carry a higher AUD 14 minimum.

PayPal

LIMITS

AUD 1 minimum and near-instant, but the deposit is locked 72 hours before it can be withdrawn.

Availability · route 03

US markets listed on Canborsa

23 US markets trade as perpetuals on Canborsa — 21 single names and 2 index contracts, all open from Australia. Each one is a contract on the price.

Market

Class

Price

24h

Market cap

Max leverage

US equity

—

—

$5.29T

20x

US equity

—

—

$4.67T

20x

US equity

—

—

$4.03T

20x

US equity

—

—

$3.62T

20x

US equity

—

—

$2.71T

20x

US equity

—

—

$2.04T

20x

US equity

—

—

$1.67T

20x

US equity

—

—

$1.43T

20x

MUMicron Technology

US equity

—

—

$1.12T

20x

US equity

—

—

$832.59B

10x

US equity

—

—

$531.55B

20x

US equity

—

—

$455.37B

10x

US equity

—

—

$398.98B

10x

US equity

—

—

$248.1B

20x

MRVLMarvell Technology

US equity

—

—

$202.03B

20x

HOODRobinhood Markets

US equity

—

—

$101.12B

10x

NBISNebius Group

US equity

—

—

$64.26B

10x

MSTRStrategy (MicroStrategy)

US equity

—

—

$49.78B

10x

CBRSCerebras Systems

US equity

—

—

$45.85B

10x

COINCoinbase Global

US equity

—

—

$45.2B

10x

CRCLCircle Internet Group

US equity

—

—

$22.92B

10x

Index

—

—

—

30x

XYZ100Nasdaq 100

Index

—

—

—

20x

Tax · by route

Tax

Shares held through a broker

Crypto-settled perpetuals

What you holdA contract on the share price

Funding · APR—

Frequently asked questions

Can residents of Australia buy US stocks?›

Buying US stocks from Australia is perfectly possible, through trading platforms, banks and specialist advisors.

Which brokers accept residents of Australia?›

CommSec offers international shares trading with access to the US and 12 other global markets.

Is there a low-cost way to start trading US stocks from Australia?›

Tiger Brokers lets Australians trade US stocks online, starting with as little as USD 1.

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