Asset × Country · Legal Status

Buying US Stocks from Belgium: Rules, Limits, Routes

US SHARESYes REGULATORFSMA CANBORSAAvailable

Residents of Belgium can trade US stocks through international brokerage platforms such as Interactive Brokers, with capital gains realised on shares fully exempt from Belgian tax.

NVIDIA · NVDA-PERPUS equity · from Belgium

Price · 24h—

Max leverage20x

Funding · APR—

From BelgiumAvailable

Canborsa fee0.07% per side

Trade NVDA on Canborsa ›

Belgium · at a glance

Yes

broker routesBuying US shares from Belgium

us marketsUS names and indices on Canborsa

0.07%

0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side

6 rails

2 work · 2 limits · 2 blockedFunding routes from Belgium

What the law actually says

Access rules in Belgium

Residents of Belgium can generally trade US stocks through international brokerage platforms that offer access to US markets, opening an account with a broker such as Interactive Brokers that accepts Belgian residents. Capital gains realised on shares are fully exempt from Belgian tax.

Local routes

Interactive Brokers, Degiro, Saxo Bank, Bolero.

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 — Belgium

RegulatorFSMA

Websitewww.fsma.be

CryptoLegal

Access · routes

Three ways to reach a US share price from Belgium

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

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.

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.

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

SEPA / SEPA Instant transfer (EUR)

WORKS

The default and cheapest rail: EUR 1 minimum, no fee, crediting in 0-3 days or instantly via SEPA Instant.

Debit card

LIMITS

EEA-wide card rail priced for convenience: EUR 10 minimum and EUR 0.25 plus 3.75%, near-instant.

PayPal

LIMITS

EUR 1 minimum and near-instant, but the deposit is held 72 hours before it can be withdrawn.

SWIFT

WORKS

Global EUR fallback: EUR 4 minimum and a EUR 3 fee, settling in 1-5 business days.

Any rail into a leveraged crypto derivative product

BLOCKED

Banned: distributing leveraged crypto derivatives to Belgian consumers over electronic platforms is prohibited.

Any rail into a provider without a MiCA authorisation

BLOCKED

Banned since 1 July 2026: providers must hold MiCA authorisation or stop serving Europe.

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 Belgium. Each one is a contract on the price.

Market

Class

Price

24h

Market cap

Max leverage

NVDANVIDIA

US equity

—

—

$5.29T

20x

AAPLApple

US equity

—

—

$4.67T

20x

GOOGLAlphabet

US equity

—

—

$4.03T

20x

MSFTMicrosoft

US equity

—

—

$3.62T

20x

AMZNAmazon

US equity

—

—

$2.71T

20x

SPCXSpaceX

US equity

—

—

$2.04T

20x

METAMeta

US equity

—

—

$1.67T

20x

TSLATesla

US equity

—

—

$1.43T

20x

MUMicron Technology

US equity

—

—

$1.12T

20x

AMDAMD

US equity

—

—

$832.59B

10x

INTCIntel

US equity

—

—

$531.55B

20x

ORCLOracle

US equity

—

—

$455.37B

10x

PLTRPalantir

US equity

—

—

$398.98B

10x

SNDKSandisk

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

SP500S&P 500

Index

—

—

—

30x

XYZ100Nasdaq 100

Index

—

—

—

20x

Tax · by route

Tax

Shares held through a broker

Capital limitNo limit - free to invest overseas (EU regulations)

What you holdThe share, with votes and dividends

Crypto-settled perpetuals

What you holdA contract on the share price

Funding · APR—

Frequently asked questions

Can residents of Belgium buy US stocks?›

Yes, residents of Belgium can generally trade US stocks through international brokerage platforms that offer access to US markets.

Which brokers accept residents of Belgium?›

To buy US stocks from Belgium, you need to open an account with a broker such as Interactive Brokers that provides access to US exchanges and accepts Belgian residents.

Does Belgium tax capital gains on shares?›

In Belgium there is no separate capital gains tax, and capital gains realised on shares are fully exempt from Belgian tax.

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