Buying US Stocks from Colombia: Rules, Limits, Routes

Colombian residents can make financial investments in foreign securities through Foreign Exchange Market Intermediaries. Capital controls apply primarily to non-resident accounts.

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.

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.

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.

Yes, Interactive Brokers is rated the best broker in Colombia for trading US stocks, and platforms such as Hapi let residents invest in the US stock market from a mobile app.

Interactive Brokers and Hapi both serve Colombian residents for accessing the US stock market.

The Central Bank of Colombia has eliminated mandatory registration for financial investments and investments in assets abroad.

The general capital gains tax rate for resident individuals in Colombia is 15%.